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Epidendreae
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Epidendreae

The tribe Epidendreae of the Orchidaceae, within the subfamily Epidendroideae, includes six subtribes, approximately 120 genera, and over 6,000 species. Popular among orchid collectors, it features well-known genera such as Laelia, Cattleya, and Encyclia, as well as smaller species like Dracula, Dryadella, Masdevallia, and Restrepia.

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6 branches of this tribe, most-observed first

Calypsoinae

subtribeCalypsoinae

Cattleya Alliance Orchids

subtribeLaeliinae

Pleurothallids

subtribePleurothallidinae

Agrostophyllinae

subtribeAgrostophyllinae

Bletiinae

subtribeBletiinae

Ponerinae

subtribePonerinae

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 546957.