Rohdea is a genus of plants native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, the Himalayas and Indochina). 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. In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also been placed in the former family Convallariaceae. Although sometimes misspelled as Rhodea, the genus was actually named after Michael Rohde (1782-1812), a botanist from Bremen. Species Accepted species Rohdea chinensis (Baker) N.Tanaka - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan Rohdea chlorantha (Baill.) N.Tanaka - Sichuan Rohdea delavayi (Franch.) N.Tanaka - Tibet, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan Rohdea emeiensis (Z.Y.Zhu) N.Tanaka - Sichuan Rohdea ensifolia (F.T.Wang & Tang) N.Tanaka - Yunnan Rohdea eucomoides (Baker) N.Tanaka - Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar Rohdea japonica (Thunb.) Roth - Japan, Korea, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang Rohdea jinshanensis (Z.L.Yang & X.G.Luo) N.Tanaka - Sichuan Rohdea lichuanensis (Y.K.Yang, J.K.Wu & D.T.Peng) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Hubei Rohdea longipedunculata (F.T.Wang & S.Yun Liang) N.Tanaka - Yunnan Rohdea nepalensis (Raf.) N.Tanaka - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Sichuan, Yunnan Rohdea pachynema (F.T.Wang & Tang) N.Tanaka - Sichuan, Yunnan Rohdea siamensis (Yamashita & M.N.Tamura) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Laos, Thailand Rohdea tonkinensis (Baill.) N.Tanaka - Vietnam, Yunnan, Guangdong Rohdea urotepala Hand.-Mazz. - Sichuan, Yunnan Rohdea verruculosa (Q.H.Chen) N.Tanaka - Yunnan, Guizhou Rohdea wattii (C.B.Clarke) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan References Asparagaceae genera Nolinoideae