What is Epidendroideae?
{{taxobox |name = Epidendroid orchids |image = Epidendrum schomburgkii - 1.jpg |image_caption = ''[[Epidendrum schomburgkii]]'' |regnum = [[Plantae]] |unranked_divisio = [[Angiosperms]] |unranked_classis = [[Monocots]] |ordo = [[Asparagales]] |familia = [[Orchidaceae]] |subfamilia = '''Epidendroideae''' |subdivision_ranks = Tribes |subdivision= See text. |synonyms = Vandoideae }} '''Epidendroideae''' is a [[subfamily]] of the [[orchid]] family. Epidendroideae is larger than all the other orchid subfamilies together, comprising more than 15,000 species in 576 genera. Most Epidendroid orchids are tropical [[epiphyte]]s, typically with [[pseudobulb]]s. There are, however a some terrestrials such as ''[[Epipactis]]'' and even a few myco-heterotrophs, which are parasitic upon [[mycorrhiza]]l [[fungi]]. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Orchids]]