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Orchidoid Orchids
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Orchidoid Orchids

Orchidoideae

The Orchidoideae, or the orchidoid orchids, are a subfamily of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) that contains around 3630 species. Species typically have a single (monandrous), fertile anther which is erect and basitonic.

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4 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Orchideae

tribeOrchideae

Diurideae

tribeDiurideae

Cranichideae

tribeCranichideae

Codonorchideae

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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 738348.