Subfamily Epidendroideae Kosteletzky 1831 (orchid)
Angiospermae - Asparagales - Orchidaceae
Parent taxon: Orchidaceae according to J. G. Conran et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Aulosepalum, Echinosepala, Eriodes, Maxillaria, Neomoorea, Nidema, Orchidacites, Orchidoideae, Pelexia, Sanderella, Sirhookera, Vandopsis
Subtaxa: Dendrobieae
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: found only at Foulden maar (I43/f8503) (Miocene of New Zealand)