Dendrobieae
| Dendrobieae | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Dendrobium dearei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: |
Dendrobieae Lindl. ex Endl. |
| Subtribes | |
Dendrobieae is a tribe in the subfamily Epidendroideae, in the family Orchidaceae.
The Dendrobieae are mostly tropical, epiphytic orchids which contain pseudobulbs.
A few species in this tribe, such as Dendrobium and Bulbophyllum, are strongly favored by orchid growers.
Dendrobieae are mostly small, epiphytic orchids. The roots are covered by velamen. There are usually pseubobulbs present, with leaves at the top; sometimes the species lacks pseudobulbs and the leaves are spread across the stem or the plant is leafless.
The flowers are terminal or axillary and spread across the stalk. The gynostemium is firm, with a clear foot. The anther is bent. The two or four pollinia are naked, they contain no viscidium, just like the Malaxideae.
Dendrobieae have a pantropical distribution.
The taxonomy of Dendrobieae is still under discussion. The group has been described with the composition below by Dressler (1993), but appears to be a polyphyletic group. This was investigated by Cameron et al. (1999) and van den Berg et al. (2000). However, they moved the genus Pseuderia to the Podochileae tribe. As a result, the tribe contained two subtribes, 27 genera and about 3,000 species.
Denrobieae ' s pedigree can be seen below:
...
Wikipedia