Tainia

Tainia
Illustration of T. bicornis (as Ania bicornis) by Sarah Drake[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Genus: Tainia
Blume[1]
Type species
Tainia speciosa
Blume
Synonyms[1]

Tainia, commonly known as ribbon orchids[3] or 带唇兰属 (dai chun lan shu)[4] is a genus of about thirty species of evergreen, terrestrial orchids in the (family Orchidaceae) distributed from India, China, Japan, Southeast Asia to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Queensland.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Tainia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  2. ^ Drake, Sarah (1844). John Lindley (ed.). "Ania bicornis". Edwards's Botanical Register. 30: 8. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
  3. ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 364. ISBN 1877069124.
  4. ^ Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Tainia". Retrieved 3 November 2018.