Thunia
Thunia alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Coelogyninae
Genus: Thunia
Rchb.f. (1852)
Species
  • Thunia alba
  • Thunia bensoniae
  • Thunia majorensis
  • Thunia marshalliana
  • Thunia venosa
  • Thunia winniana
  • Hybrids
    • Thunia gattonensis majorensis × winniana
    • Thunia veitchiana bensoniae × marshalliana
    • Thunia wrigleyana unknown parentage

Thunia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). It is now included in the subtribe Coelogyninae,[1] but was previously treated as the only genus of the subtribe Thuniinae. The genus comprises 6 species, native to Southeast Asia. It is abbreviated Thu in trade journals.

References

  1. ↑ Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
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