Family Orchidaceae Juss., nom. cons.


Summary
Family number:
798
Last updated:
27 April 2023
Kind of family:
Monocotyledon
Number of accepted genera:
885
Type genus:
Orchis L.

Synonyms

Subdivisions of Orchidaceae Juss., nom. cons.
SubfamilyTribeSubtribe
Apostasioideae
Cypripedioideae
Epidendroideae
EpidendroideaeArethuseae
EpidendroideaeArethuseaeArethusinae
EpidendroideaeArethuseaeCoelogyninae
EpidendroideaeCollabieae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeCatasetinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeCoeliopsidinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeCymbidiinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeCyrtopodiinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeEriopsidinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeEulophiinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeMaxillariinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeOncidiinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeStanhopeinae
EpidendroideaeCymbidieaeZygopetalinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaeAgrostophyllinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaeBletiinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaeCalypsoinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaeLaeliinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaePleurothallidinae
EpidendroideaeEpidendreaePonerinae
EpidendroideaeGastrodieae
EpidendroideaeMalaxideae
EpidendroideaeMalaxideaeDendrobiinae
EpidendroideaeMalaxideaeMalaxidinae
EpidendroideaeNeottieae
EpidendroideaeNervilieae
EpidendroideaeNervilieaeEpipogiinae
EpidendroideaeNervilieaeNerviliinae
EpidendroideaePodochileae
EpidendroideaeSobralieae
EpidendroideaeThaieae
EpidendroideaeTriphoreae
EpidendroideaeTriphoreaeDiceratostelinae
EpidendroideaeTriphoreaeTriphorinae
EpidendroideaeTropidieae
EpidendroideaeVandeae
EpidendroideaeVandeaeAdrorhizinae
EpidendroideaeVandeaeAeridinae
EpidendroideaeVandeaeAngraecinae
EpidendroideaeVandeaePolystachyinae
EpidendroideaeWullschlaegelieae
EpidendroideaeXerorchideae
Orchidoideae
OrchidoideaeCodonorchideae
OrchidoideaeCranichideae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeChloraeinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeCranichidinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeDiscyphinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeGaleottiellinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeGoodyerinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeManniellinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaePterostylidinae
OrchidoideaeCranichideaeSpiranthinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeAcianthinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeCaladeniinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeCryptostylidinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeDiuridinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeDrakaeinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeMegastylidinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaePrasophyllinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeRhizanthellinae
OrchidoideaeDiurideaeThelymitrinae
OrchidoideaeOrchideae
OrchidoideaeOrchideaeBrownleeinae
OrchidoideaeOrchideaeCoryciinae
OrchidoideaeOrchideaeDisinae
OrchidoideaeOrchideaeOrchidinae
Vanilloideae
VanilloideaePogonieae
VanilloideaeVanilleae
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References:
  1. Chase, M. W. et al. 2015. An updated classification of Orchidaceae. Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 177:151-174.
  2. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomyfamily?id=798. Accessed 15 April 2026.