Hancockia

Hancockia is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). There is only one known species, Hancockia uniflora, native to eastern Asia (Japan including Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Yunnan, Taiwan)[1][2][3]

Hancockia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Arethuseae
Subtribe:
Bletiinae
Genus:
Hancockia

Species:
H. uniflora
Binomial name
Hancockia uniflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysoglossella Hatus.
  • Chrysoglossella japonica Hatus.
  • Hancockia japonica (Hatus.) Maek.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China v 25 p 286, 滇兰 dian lan, Hancockia uniflora Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 20. 1903.
  3. Hatusima, Sumihiko. 1967. Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum 13: 29.
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