Eriinae

Eriinae
Cryptochilus carinatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Podochileae
Subtribe: Eriinae
Benth.
Genera

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The Eriinae form a subtribe of Podochileae, a tribe of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). The name is derived from the genus Eria.

The subtribe includes 24 genera with more than 900 species of epiphytic, lithophytic or (more rarely) terrestrial orchids from tropical regions of India, China, Southeast Asia, and Africa.

Genera:[1]

  1. ^ Ng, Yan Peng; Schuiteman, André; Pedersen, Henrik Æ.; Petersen, Gitte; Watthana, Santi; Seberg, Ole; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Cribb, Phillip J.; Chase, Mark W. (2018). "Phylogenetics and systematics of Eria and related genera (Orchidaceae: Podochileae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 186 (2): 179–201. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/box088.