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Epidendroideae

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Orchidaceae

Taxonomy
Epidendroideae was named by Kosteletzky (1831). It is extant.

It was assigned to Orchidaceae by Conran et al. (2009).

Subtaxa
Dendrobieae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1831Epidendroideae Kosteletzky
2009Epidendroideae Conran et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Mesangiosperms
—Monocots
RankNameAuthor
orderAsparagales
familyOrchidaceaede Jussieu 1789
subfamilyEpidendroideaeKosteletzky 1831
subfamilyEpidendroideaeKosteletzky 1831

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. Epidendroideae Kosteletzky 1831
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Tr. Dendrobieae Endlicher 1837
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Subtr. Agrostophyllinae Chase 2003
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G. †Earina Lindley 1834
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†Earina fouldenensis Conran et al. 2009
Subtr. Dendrobiinae Lindley 1829
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G. †Dendrobium Swartz 1799
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†Dendrobium winikaphyllum Conran et al. 2009
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Aquitanian or 23.04000 to 20.45000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.45 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.04 - 20.45New Zealand Dendrobium winikaphyllum, Earina fouldenensis (50035)