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Family: Orchidaceae  Juss., nom. cons.

Family number: 798. Last updated: 12-Apr-2007.
Number of accepted genera: 875.
Type genus: Orchis L.
Comment: monocot family.

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Synonyms for family:


Subfamilies and tribes for Orchidaceae:

Subfamily Tribe Subtribe
Apostasioideae
Cypripedioideae
Epidendroideae
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
Orchidoideae
Orchidoideae Chloraeeae
Orchidoideae Codonorchideae
Orchidoideae Cranichideae
Orchidoideae Diseae
Orchidoideae Diurideae
Orchidoideae Orchideae
Vanilloideae
Vanilloideae Pogonieae
Vanilloideae Vanilleae


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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?798 (20 June 2013)

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