Cymbidiinae

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Cymbidiinae
Cymbidium aloifolium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Cymbidiinae
Benth.
Genera

Cymbidiinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe Cymbidieae.[1][2] The subtribe is named after the genus Cymbidium, the boat orchids. It also contains the largest known species of orchids, Grammatophyllum speciosum.

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  1. ^ Pridgeon, A.M.; Cribb, P.; Chase, M.W.; Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Genera Orchidacearum, Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198507130.
  2. ^ Dariusz Szlachetko; Dariusz L. Szlachetko; Joanna Mytnik-Ejsmont (2008). Orchidaceae of Ivory Coast. Editorial CSIC - CSIC Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-84-00-08725-8.

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Data related to Cymbidiinae at Wikispecies