Malaxideae
| Malaxideae | |
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| Malaxis densiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae Lindl. (1821) Coll. Bot. App. (1826) |
| Subtribes[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Malaxideae is an orchid tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae.
Taxonomy
In their 2015 review of Orchidaceae taxonomy, Chase and colleagues divided the tribe into two subtribes, Malaxidinae and Dendrobiinae.[1] The latter is treated as a tribe by some authors.
The subtribes included the following genera:[1]
- Subtribe Malaxidinae
- Alatiliparis Marg. & Szlach.
- Crepidium Blume
- Crossoglossa Dressler & Dodson
- Crossoliparis Marg.
- Dienia Lindl.
- Hammarbya Kuntze
- Hippeophyllum Schltr.
- Liparis Rich.
- Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.
- Oberonia Lindl.
- Oberonioides Szlach.
- Orestias Ridl.
- Stichorkis Thouars
- Tamayorkis Szlach.
- Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Dendrobium Sw.
- Bulbophyllum Thouars
Risleya was previously included, but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
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