Angraecinae

Angraecinae
Angraecum sesquipedale
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Summerh.
Type genus
Angraecum Bory
Genera

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Synonyms[1]
  • Aerangidinae Summerh. (1966); Schltr. (1920)
  • Podanginae Brieger (1971)
  • Bolusiellinae Szlach. (1995)
  • Listrostachyinae Szlach. (1995)
  • Calyptrochilinae Szlach. (1995)
  • Rhaesterinae Szlach. (1995)

Angraecinae is a subtribe in the family Orchidaceae. The subtribe consists of approximately 47 genera.[2] The type genus is Angraecum. Most of the genera are endemic to Africa, Madagascar and other Indian Ocean Islands, a few genera can also be found in the Americas.

  1. ^ Pridgeon, A., Cribb, P., Rasmussen, F., & Chase, M. (2014). "Genera Orchidacearum: Epidendroideae." p. 338. Oxford University Press.
  2. ^ Chase, M. W., Cameron, K. M., Freudenstein, J. V., Pridgeon, A. M., Salazar, G., Van den Berg, C., & Schuiteman, A. (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae." Botanical journal of the Linnean Society, 177(2), 151-174.