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Orchideae
Orchideae is a tribe of orchids in the subfamily Orchidoideae. It is the largest tribe, containing more than 1,700 species. It has been divided into two subtribes, Orchidinae and Habenariinae. However, although phylogenetic studies have established the monophyly of the subtribes, the generic boundaries are unclear, with many genera as traditionally circumscribed being paraphyletic or even polyphyletic. Species of genera such as Habenaria and Platanthera are placed into both subtribes, so a clear assignment of all...
4 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Orchidinae
subtribeOrchidinae
Disa Orchids
subtribeDisinae
Bonnets and Allies
subtribeCoryciinae
False Disa Tribe
subtribeBrownleeinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 790399.