Malaxideae | |
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Malaxis densiflora | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Malaxideae Lindl. (1821) Coll. Bot. App. (1826) |
Subtribes [1] | |
Synonyms | |
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Malaxideae is an orchid tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae.
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]
Risleya was previously included, but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae. [1]