Subfamily Orchidoideae de Jussieu 1789 (orchid)
Angiospermae - Asparagales - Orchidaceae
Parent taxon: Orchidaceae according to G. Poinar 2016
Sister taxa: Aulosepalum, Echinosepala, Epidendroideae, Eriodes, Maxillaria, Neomoorea, Nidema, Orchidacites, Pelexia, Sanderella, Sirhookera, Vandopsis
Subtaxa: Cranichideae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene of the Dominican Republic (1 collection), Mexico (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence