Laeliinae

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Laeliinae
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Brassavola flagellaris , a species within the Laeliinae subtribe
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Benth.
Genera

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Laeliinae is a Neotropical subtribe including 40 orchid genera, such as Brassavola , Laelia and Cattleya . The genus Epidendrum is the largest within this subtribe, containing about 1500 species. This is followed by the genus Encyclia , with over 120 species.

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List of genera

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