| Malaxideae | |
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| Malaxis densiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Malaxideae Lindl. (1821) Coll. Bot. App. (1826) |
| Subtribes1 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Malaxideae is an orchid tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae.
Taxonomy
In their 2015 review of Orchidaceae taxonomy, Chase and colleagues divided the tribe into two subtribes, Malaxidinae and Dendrobiinae.1 The latter is treated as a tribe by some authors.
The subtribes included the following genera:1
- Subtribe Malaxidinae
- Alatiliparis Marg. & Szlach.
- Crepidium Blume
- Crossoglossa Dressler & Dodson
- Crossoliparis Marg.
- Dienia Lindl.
- Hammarbya Kuntze
- Hippeophyllum Schltr.
- Liparis Rich.
- Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.
- Oberonia Lindl.
- Oberonioides Szlach.
- Orestias Ridl.
- Stichorkis Thouars
- Tamayorkis Szlach.
- Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Dendrobium Sw.
- Bulbophyllum Thouars
Risleya was previously included, but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.1
References
References
- Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.