Yoania is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.Flora of China, v 25 p 宽距兰属 kuan ju lan shu, Yoania Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg. 18: 68. 1872. It described in 1872 by Russian botanist Karl Maximovich and was named after Japanese polymath and botanist Udagawa Yōan.
Distribution This genus is mainly distributed in Japan, but Y. japonica is also found in India (Assam), China, and Taiwan and Y. prainii is found in the Himalayas and in northern Vietnam.
Species Species recognized as of November 2020: Image Scientific name Distribution Yoania amagiensis Nakai & F.Maek, 1931Honshu, Kyushu Yoania flava K.Inoue & T.Yukawa, 2002Honshu Yoania japonica Maxim., 1873Assam, Fujian, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Japan Yoania pingbianensis Z.J.Liu, G.Q.Zhang & M.He Li, 2016Yunnan, Vietnam Yoania prainii King & Pantl.,1898 Sikkim, Assam, northeastern India, Vietnam
Species formerly included: Yoania aberrans Finet, 1900: synonym of Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl., 1833 Yoania australis Hatch, 1963: synonym of Danhatchia australis (Hatch) Garay & Christenson, 1995
See also List of Orchidaceae genera
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