| 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.
Taxonomy
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]
- Subtribe Malaxidinae 
- Alatiliparis Marg. & Szlach.
 - Crepidium Blume
 - Crossoglossa Dressler & Dodson
 - Crossoliparis Marg.
 - Dienia Lindl.
 - Hammarbya Kuntze
 - Hippeophyllum Schltr.
 - Liparis Rich.
 - Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.
 - Oberonia Lindl.
 - Oberonioides Szlach.
 - Orestias Ridl.
 - Stichorkis Thouars
 - Tamayorkis Szlach.
 
 - Subtribe Dendrobiinae
- Dendrobium Sw.
 - Bulbophyllum Thouars
 
 
Risleya was previously included, but is now placed in the tribe Collabieae.[1]
See also
References
Wikispecies has information related to Malaxideae.
- 1 2 3 4 Chase, Mark W.; Cameron, Kenneth M.; Freudenstein, John V.; Pridgeon, Alec M.; Salazar, Gerardo; van den Berg, Cássio; Schuiteman, André (2015). "An updated classification of Orchidaceae". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 177 (2): 151–174. doi:10.1111/boj.12234. ISSN 0024-4074.
 
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