Arethuseae

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iArethuseae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribes

Arethusinae
Bletiinae
Sobraliinae
Thuniinae

Arethuseae is a mid-sized tribe of orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. The tribe was initially categorized by John Lindley in 1840. Its largest subtribes at Arethusinae and Bletiinae, in addition to the smaller subtribes Sobraliinae and Thuniinae.