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Orchidaceae (orchid)
Taxonomy
Orchidaceae was named by de Jussieu (1789). It is extant.
It was assigned to Orchidales by Mabberley (2000); and to Asparagales by Taylor et al. (2008), The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
It was assigned to Orchidales by Mabberley (2000); and to Asparagales by Taylor et al. (2008), The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1789 | Orchidaceae de Jussieu |
| 2000 | Orchidaceae Mabberley |
| 2008 | Orchidaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029 |
| 2016 | Orchidaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 15 |
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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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Subtr. Dendrobiinae Lindley 1829
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G. Eriodes Rolfe 1915
G. Maxillaria Ruiz and Pavón 1794 [tiger orchid]
G. Neomoorea Rolfe 1904
G. Nidema Britton and Millspaugh 1920
G. Pelexia Poiteau 1826
G. Sanderella Kuntze 1891
G. Sirhookera Kuntze 1891
G. Vandopsis Pfitzer 1889
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available