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Orchidaceae (orchid)

Angiospermae - Asparagales - Orchidaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Orchidaceae de Jussieu
2000Orchidaceae Mabberley
2008Orchidaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Orchidaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15

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

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.

Fm. Orchidaceae de Jussieu 1789 [orchid]
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G. Aulosepalum Garay 1982
G. Echinosepala Pridgeon and Chase 2002
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
G. Eriodes Rolfe 1915
G. Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón 1794 [tiger orchid]
G. Neomoorea Rolfe 1904
G. Nidema Britton and Millspaugh 1920
G. †Orchidacites Straus 1954
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Subfm. Orchidoideae de Jussieu 1789
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G. †Annulites Poinar 2016
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†Annulites mexicana Poinar 2016
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G. †Cylindrocites Poinar 2016
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†Cylindrocites browni Poinar 2016
G. Pelexia Poiteau 1826
G. Sanderella Kuntze 1891
G. Sirhookera Kuntze 1891
G. Vandopsis Pfitzer 1889
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: base of the Aquitanian to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 20.44 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aquitanian23.03 - 20.44New Zealand Dendrobium winikaphyllum, Earina fouldenensis (50035)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Mexico (Chiapas) Annulites mexicana (125757)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.44 - 13.82Dominican Republic Cylindrocites browni (122472)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0India (Uttarakhand) Orchidaceae indet. (228762)