Tainia

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For the type of headband, see Tainia (costume).
Tainia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Bletiinae
Alliance: Tainia
Genus: Tainia
Blume
Type species
Tainia speciosa
Blume
Species
  • Tainia angustifolia
  • Tainia hookeriana
  • Tainia speciosa
  • Tainia sutepensis
  • etc.

Tainia is a genus of terrestrial orchids (family Orchidaceae) distributed from India, China, Southeast Asia to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia.

[edit] Synonymy

The genera Ania Lindl., Ascotainia Ridl. and Mitopetalum Blume are generally included in Tainia. The genus Mischobulbum is also sometimes considered a synonym.

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