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Thunia

Thunia is a genus of orchids. It is now included in the subtribe Coelogyninae, but was previously treated as the only genus of the subtribe Thuniinae. The genus comprises several species, native to Southeast Asia. It is abbreviated Thu in trade journals.

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Thunia
Thunia alba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
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 pulchra
  • 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 several species, native to Southeast Asia. It is abbreviated Thu in trade journals.

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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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