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Pleurothallidinae

The Pleurothallidinae are a sub-tribe of plants of the orchid family. The following genus is included in it though there are many others:

Pleurothallis

Below is an example of the classification of one species, Pleurothallis chrysantha.

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum (Division) Spermatophyta
Subphylum (Subdivision) Magnoliophytina[?] (angiosperms)
Class Liliopsida (monocotyledons)
Subclass Liliidae[?]
Order Orchidales
Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae[?]
Tribe Epidendreae
Subtribe Pleurothallidinae
Genus Pleurothallis
Species chrysantha

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