Infrafamilial information from NPGS/GRIN

United States Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area
Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN)



	GRIN Taxonomy for Plants

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Family: Orchidaceae Juss., nom. cons.
subfam. Epidendroideae

Family number: 1825. Last updated: 12-Apr-2007.
Number of accepted genera: 641.
Type genus: Epidendrum L.
Comment: monocot.

Complete list of genera

References for subfamily:

There are no references for this subfamily in GRIN.

Tribes for Epidendroideae:

Subfamily	Tribe	Subtribe
Epidendroideae	Arethuseae
Epidendroideae	Calypsoeae
Epidendroideae	Collabieae
Epidendroideae	Cymbidieae
Epidendroideae	Dendrobieae
Epidendroideae	Epidendreae
Epidendroideae	Gastrodieae
Epidendroideae	Malaxideae
Epidendroideae	Neottieae
Epidendroideae	Nervilieae
Epidendroideae	Podochileae
Epidendroideae	Sobralieae
Epidendroideae	Triphoreae
Epidendroideae	Tropidieae
Epidendroideae	Vandeae
Epidendroideae	Xerorchideae

Images:

Embryo drawing (Listera ovata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
Forestry Images (Calopogon tuberosus): from www.forestryimages.org
Fruit (Aerides lawrenceae var. sanderiana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Aplectrum hyemale): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Fruit (Calopogon tuberosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Aerides lawrenceae var. sanderiana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Aplectrum hyemale): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Bletilla striata): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Calanthe calanthoides): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Calopogon tuberosus): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds (Rhynchostylis retusa): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
Seeds and long internal fruit hairs (Aerides lawrenceae var. sanderiana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/family.pl?1825 (22 May 2013)

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