Neofinetia


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.

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, was added to distinguish it from another plant genus named earlier to honor Finet.

Species

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. The names below are all obsolete, since Neofinetia is now synonymous with Vanda. For example, × Aeridofinetia is now × Aeridovanda.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Neofinetia × Luisia × Vanda = Luivanetia
  • Neofinetia × Renanthera × Rhynchostylis = Hueylihara
  • Neofinetia × Renanthera × Vanda = Renafinanda
  • Neofinetia × Rhynchostylis × Vanda = ''Yonezawaara''