Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native to other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico and eastern North America. Asiatic species are often called cobra lilies, while western species are often called jack-in-the-pulpit; both names refer to the distinctive appearance of the flower, which consists of an erect central spadix rising from a spathe.
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.
Osmanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Oleaceae. Most of the species are native to eastern Asia ,and was originally found in the middle east of the Himalayas, with a few species from the Caucasus, New Caledonia, and Sumatra. Osmanthus has been known in China since ancient times with the earliest writings coming from the Warring States period; the book Sea and Mountain. South Mountain states: "Zhaoyao Mountain had a lot of Osmanthus".
Paris is a genus of flowering plants described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is widespread across Europe and Asia, with a center of diversity in China.
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.
Linnaea is a plant genus in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. Until 2013, the genus included a single species, Linnaea borealis. In 2013, on the basis of molecular phylogenetic evidence, the genus was expanded to include species formerly placed in Abelia, Diabelia, Dipelta, Kolkwitzia and Vesalea. However, this is rejected by the majority of subsequent scientific literature and flora.
Caryopteris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. They are native to east Asia.
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
Caloptilia theivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Java), Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Biston panterinaria is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China, India, Nepal, Sikkim, Vietnam and Thailand.
Schnabelia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1921. The entire genus is endemic to China.
Chelonopsis is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1865. It is native to China, Japan, and the Western Himalayas.
Meehania is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1894. It is native to China, Japan, and the eastern United States.
- Meehania cordata(Nutt.) Britton - Appalachian Mountains of eastern United States
- Meehania faberi(Hemsl.) C.Y.Wu - Gansu, Sichuan
- Meehania fargesii(H.Lév.) C.Y.Wu - Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
- Meehania henryi(Hemsl.) Y.Z.Sun ex C.Y.Wu - Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan
- Meehania montis-koyaeOhwi - Honshu, Fujian, Zhejiang
- Meehania pinfaensis(H.Lév.) Y.Z.Sun ex C.Y.Wu - Guizhou
- Meehania urticifolia(Miq.) Makino - Japan, Korea, Russian Far East, Jilin, Liaoning
Mosla is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described as a genus in 1875. It is native to eastern Asia, the Himalayas, and southeastern Asia.
- Mosla bracteataDoan ex Suddee & A.J.Paton - Vietnam
- Mosla cavalerieiH.Lév.- Vietnam, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
- Mosla chinensisMaxim. - Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang
- Mosla coreanaH.Lév. - Korea
- Mosla dianthera(Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb.) Maxim. - China, Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands, Kuril Islands, Primorye, Caucasus, Himalayas, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Sumatra
- Mosla exfoliata(C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Sichuan
- Mosla hangchouensisMatsuda - Zhejiang
- Mosla japonica(Benth. ex Oliv.) Maxim. - Japan, Korea, Ryukyu Islands
- Mosla longibracteata(C.Y.Wu & S.J.Hsuan) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Guangxi, Zhejiang
- Mosla longispica(C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Jiangxi
- Mosla pauciflora(C.Y.Wu) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Guizhou, Hubei, Sichuan
- Mosla punctulataNakai - Korea, Taiwan, Japan, China
- Mosla scabra(Thunb.) C.Y.Wu & H.W.Li - Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Zhejiang
- Mosla soochouensisMatsuda - Anhui, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang
- Mosla tamdaoensisPhuong - Vietnam
Microlepia is a genus of ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae described as a genus in 1836. Most of the species are native to Asia, with many endemic to China, although a few species occur also in Australia, Africa, the West Indies, Latin America, and various oceanic islands.
Arachniodes simplicior, the simpler East Indian hollyfern, East Indian holly fern, or variegated shield fern, is a species of fern in the family Dryopteridaceae.
