Syringa (lilac) is a genus of 12 currently recognized species of flowering woody plants in the olive family (Oleaceae), native to woodland and scrub from southeastern Europe to eastern Asia, and widely and commonly cultivated in temperate areas elsewhere.
Adenophora is a genus of flowering plants in the family Campanulaceae, the bellflowers. Plants of this genus are known commonly as ladybells. Most are native to eastern Asia, with a few in Europe. Many are endemic to either China or Siberia.
TrachelospermumStar Jasmine, Confederate Jasmine, is a genus of evergreen woody vines in the dogbane family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1851. All species are native to southern and eastern Asia.
Rohdea is a genus of plants native to eastern Asia. It was long thought to contain only a single species, R. japonica, but recent studies have resulted in several other taxa being transferred into the genus.
Aletris, the colicroot, colicweed, crow corn, or unicorn root, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Nartheciaceae, native to North America and to eastern and southeastern Asia, especially China. It was used as a component in Lydia Pinkham's original Vegetable Compound.
The genus Helwingia consists of shrubs or rarely small trees native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and northern Indochina. It is the only genus in the family Helwingiaceae.
Kobresia is a genus of plants in the sedge family. They are sometimes called bog sedges. These perennial sedges are quite similar to Carex species in appearance. The genus is widespread across much of Europe, Asia and North America, with many species native to the Himalayas.
Spodiopogon is a genus of Asian plants in the grass family.
Oreorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to Asia. Species currently accepted as of June 2014:
- Oreorchis angustataL.O.Williams ex N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb - Sichuan, Yunnan
- Oreorchis aurantiacaP.J.Cribb & N.Pearce - Myanmar
- Oreorchis bilamellataFukuy. - Taiwan
- Oreorchis discigeraW.W.Sm. - Myanmar
- Oreorchis erythrochryseaHand.-Mazz. - Tibet, Sichuan, Yunnan
- Oreorchis fargesiiFinet - Fujian, Gansu, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
- Oreorchis foliosa(Lindl.) Lindl. - India, Assam, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Tibet, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan
- Oreorchis itoana(F.Maek.) Perner - Honshu
- Oreorchis micranthaLindl. - Tibet, Taiwan, Assam, India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar
- Oreorchis nanaSchltr. - Sichuan, Yunnan, Hubei
- Oreorchis nepalensisN.Pearce & P.J.Cribb - Nepal, Tibet
- Oreorchis oliganthaSchltr. - Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan
- Oreorchis parvulaSchltr. - Sichuan, Yunnan
- Oreorchis patens(Lindl.) Lindl. - Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, China
- Oreorchis porphyranthesTuyama - Nepal
- Oreorchis sanguinea(N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb) N.Pearce & P.J.Cribb - Bhutan
Cardiocrinum giganteum, the giant Himalayan lily, is the largest species of any of the lily plants, growing up to 3.5 metres high. It is found in the Himalayas, China and Myanmar (Burma).
Ptilagrostis is a genus of grasses in the family Poaceae. They are distributed in Asia and North America. They are known commonly as false needlegrasses.
Acer caudatum, commonly known as candle-shape maple, is an Asian species of maple trees. It is found in the Himalayas the mountains of southwestern China, plus Japan, Korea, and eastern Russia.
Biston panterinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam and Thailand.
Acer sterculiaceum is a species of maple tree in the soapberry family. It is indigenous to Bhutan, northern India, and southwestern and central China.
Isodon is a group of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae described as a genus in 1840. It is native to tropical and subtropical parts of the Old World, primarily Asia but two species are from Africa. Many of the species are endemic to China.
Calanthe tricarinata is a species of orchid native to Japan, Korea, China, Northeastern India, Bhutan, Assam, Nepal, Kashmir, Myanmar and Thailand.
Rubiteucris is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1929. It is native to southern China, the Himalayas, and Myanmar.
Acer caesium is an Asian species of maple found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and China.
Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple that is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent. It is a spreading deciduous tree up to 20 m (66 ft) tall in the wild, with brown bark. The leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges. The leaves of mature trees turn brilliant shades of yellow and orange before falling off in autumn.
Cornus macrophylla, commonly known as the large-leafed dogwood, is a species of dogwood found in Afghanistan, Bhutan, India, Kashmir, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Taiwan, and several provinces in China, including Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.
