Bletiinae

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Bletiinae
Chysis laevis, Illustration.
Chysis laevis, Illustration.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Arethuseae
Subtribe: Bletiinae

Bletiinae is a small-sized tribe of orchids in the subfamily Epidendroideae. The tribe was initially categorized by John Lindley in 1840. Bletiinae is a sub-tribe to Arethuseae.