Thaia (Orchidaceae)

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Neottieae
Genus: Thaia
Species: T. saprophytica

Name

Thaia Seidenf., Bot. Tidsskr. 70: 73 (1975)

• monotypic taxon
• Type species: Thaia saprophytica Seidenf.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indo-China Laos, Thailand. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Seidenfaden, G. 1975. Contributions to the Orchid flora of Thailand VI. Botanisk Tidsskrift 70(1): 64–97. Reference page. 
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 515 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Xiang, X.-G., Li, D.-Z., Jin, W.-T., Zhou, H.-L., Li, J.-W. & Jin, X.-H. 2012. Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic orchid genera Thaia and Tangtsinia: Evidence from molecular and morphological characters. Taxon 61(1): 45–54. DOI: 10.1002/tax.611003 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Thaia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 3. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Thaia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 June 3. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Thaia. Published online. Accessed: 3 June 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Thaia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 June 2019.

Vernacular names

中文: 泰兰属

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