Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Higher classification Epidendroideae | Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Rank Tribe | |
Lower classifications Singapore orchid, Aeridinae, Moth orchids, Aerides, Aeranthes |
The Vandeae is a large monophyletic tribe within the family of orchids.
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Scope
This tribe contains 1,700 - 2,000 species in more than 150 genera. The classification of taxa within this tribe is still largely based on floral morphology. Only a few attempts have been made to obtain a classification based on molecular evidence, usually based on sequence data from several plastid-encoded DNA regions.
Epiphytic
These orchids are pantropical epiphytes and occur in tropical Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia and Africa. Many of these orchids are horticulturally important, especially Vanda and Phalaenopsis.
Subtribes
This tribe is subdivided into four subtribes :
References
Vandeae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA