Changnienia is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species is known, Changnienia amoena, native to China (provinces of Anhui, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, and Zhejiang).[2][3]

Changnienia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Changnienia
S.S.Chien
Species:
C. amoena
Binomial name
Changnienia amoena
S.S.Chien

See also

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References

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  1. ^ China Plant Specialist Group (2004). "Changnienia amoena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46643A11073225. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46643A11073225.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 252, 独花 du hua lan, Changnienia amoena

Further reading

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  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
  • Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
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