Neofinetia

{{Short description|Former genus of flowering plants}} {{Italic title}} '''''Neofinetia''''' was a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, that is now regarded as a synonym of ''Vanda''. It contained three species and was distributed in China, Korea, and Japan.<ref name=wcsp>{{cite web |url=http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=133729 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720022216/https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=133729 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 20, 2021 |title=''Neofinetia'' |work=World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP) |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew }}</ref> [[File:Vanda falcata.jpg|thumb|''Vanda falcata'', formerly ''Neofinetia falcata'']]

== Taxonomy == The type species was introduced to the West from Japan by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784, and placed in the genus ''Orchis''. In 1925 H. H. Hu created ''Neofinetia'' as a monotypic genus. ''Neofinetia'' is named in honor of Achille Eugène Finet, a French botanist and author of ''Contributions a la Flore de L'Asie Orientale''. The Greek prefix ''neo'', (new) was added to distinguish it from another plant genus named earlier to honor Finet.<ref name=wcsp/>

=== Species === * ''Neofinetia falcata'' (Thunberg) Hu = ''Vanda falcata'' :The type species of the former genus, it is known as 风兰 (feng lan) in China, where it is found in (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); 풍란 (pungnan) in Korea; and 風蘭 (fũran) in Japan, where it is found in (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Ryukyu Islands.)<ref name=wcsp/> * ''Neofinetia richardsiana'' Christenson = ''Vanda richardsiana'' :Resembling ''V. falcata'' but with short nectar spurs, it is known as 短距风兰 (duan ju feng lan) in China, where it is found in (Chongqing). * ''Neofinetia xichangensis'' Z.J.Liu & S.C.Chen = ''Vanda xichangensis'' :Known as 西昌风兰 (xi chang feng lan) in China, it is found in (SW Sichuan). (There is some controversy on whether ''V. xichangensis'' is a true species, or just a large form of ''V. richardsiana''.{{citation needed|date=July 2021}})

== Intergeneric hybrids == In horticulture, ''Neofinetia'' was abbreviated as '''''Neof'''''. In the last part of the 20th century, it gained a great deal of attention in hybrid programs with other vandaceous orchids, thanks to its relative hardiness, scent, compact size, and above all, ease of culture.{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} The names below are all obsolete, since ''Neofinetia'' is now synonymous with ''Vanda''. For example, × ''Aeridofinetia'' is now × ''Aeridovanda''. {{div col}} * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' = ''Aeridofinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Angraecum'' = ''Neograecum'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' = ''Ascofinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascoglossum'' = ''Neoglossum'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Cleisocentron'' = ''Cleisofinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Doritis'' = ''Dorifinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Luisia'' = ''Luinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Phalaenopsis'' = ''Phalanetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Renanthera'' = ''Renanetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' = ''Neostylis'' (e.g. 'Lou Sneary') * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Robiquetia'' = ''Robifinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Vandofinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Arachnis'' = ''Hanesara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Ascocentrum'' = ''Aerasconetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' = ''Moonara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Micholitzara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Sanjumeara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Aerides'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Vandofinides'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Cleisocentron'' = ''Ascocleinetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Luisia'' = ''Luascotia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Luisia'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' = ''Dominyara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Renanthera'' = ''Rosakirschara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Renanthera'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Knudsonara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' = ''Rumrillara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Darwinara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Nakamotoara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Ascocentrum'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Nakamotoara'' (e.g. 'Newberry Apricot') * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Luisia'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Luivanetia'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Renanthera'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' = ''Hueylihara'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Renanthera'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Renafinanda'' * ''Neofinetia'' × ''Rhynchostylis'' × ''Vanda'' = ''Yonezawaara'' (e.g. 'Blue Star') {{div col end}}

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{cite journal |last=Christenson |first=E. A. |title=Sarcanthine genera: 9. ''Neofinetia'' |journal=American Orchid Society Bulletin |volume=62 | issue = 5 |year=1993 |pages=494–495}} *{{cite journal |last=Christenson |first=E. A. |title=A new species of ''Neofinetia'' from China and northern Korea (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae) |journal=Lindleyana |volume=11 | issue = 4 |year=1996 |pages=220–221}} *{{cite journal |last=Cooper |first=R. |title=''Neofinetia falcata'' |journal=Journal of the Wellington Orchid Society |volume=6 | issue = 11 |year=1983 |page=222}} *{{cite book|title=The Orchids: Natural History and Classification|first=Robert L.|last=Dressler|year=1990|publisher=Harvard University Press|location=Cambridge, Massachusetts|isbn=978-0-674-87526-5}} *{{cite journal |author=Liu Z. J., Chen S.C. |title=''Neofinetia xichangensis'', a new species of Orchidaceae from Sichuan |journal=Acta Botanica Yunnanica |volume=26 | issue = 3 |year=2004 |pages=299–300}} *{{cite journal |author=Sheehan T., Sheehan M. |title=Orchid genera, illustrated: 91. ''Neofinetia'' |journal=American Orchid Society Bulletin |volume=52 | issue = 1 |year=1983 |pages=48–49}} *{{cite book|title=Flora Japonica|url=https://archive.org/details/carolipetrithun00thun|first=Carl Peter|last=Thunberg|year=1784|location=Uppsala}} *{{cite journal |last=Venter |first=H. J. |title=Mighty miniatures: no.19. ''Neofinetia falcata'' |journal=South African Orchid Journal |volume=28 | issue = 4 |year=1997 |page=131}} *[http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/PDF/PDF25/Neofinetia.pdf Flora of China 25: 483–484. 2009.]

Category:Aeridinae Category:Historically recognized angiosperm genera