Aeridinae

In the botanical classification of plants, Aeridinae (formerly Sarcanthinae) is a subtribe of the Tribe Vandeae (Family Orchidaceae) whose representatives all have a monopodial growth habit and do not possess pseudobulbs.

Aeridinae
Aerides falcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Pfitzer
Genera

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Synonyms

Sarcanthinae

This subtribe contains more than 1,300 species in 103 genera, including about 208 (38%) hybrid genera. They occur mostly in Asia with a few in Africa. They are distinguished from the other subtribes of Vandeae by having an entire rostellum, a relatively small spur formed by the lip, and four (or two) pollinia.[1]

Some of the genera it contains have some of the largest and most spectacular flowers in the whole of the orchid family. Also included in this subtribe are some of the most economically important genera in the horticultural trade, such as Phalaenopsis[2] and Vanda.

Genera

References
  1. Mosquera-Mosquera, Hilda R.; Valencia-Barrera, Rosa M.; Acedo, Carmen (2019-04-08). "Variation and evolutionary transformation of some characters of the pollinarium and pistil in Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution.
  2. Ko, Ya-Zhu; Shih, Huei-Chuan; Tsai, Chi-Chu; Ho, Hsing-Hua; Liao, Pei-Chun; Chiang, Yu-Chung (2017-12-01). "Screening transferable microsatellite markers across genus Phalaenopsis (Orchidaceae)". Botanical Studies (Volume 58, Issue 1).
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