- Meliorchis caribea
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† Meliorchis caribea
Temporal range: 15 Ma NeogeneScientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Cranichideae Subtribe: Goodyerinae Genus: Meliorchis Species: † M. caribea Binomial name Meliorchis caribea Meliorchis caribea is an extinct species of plant belonging to the Orchidaceae family. It is the earliest known orchid.
Source
- BBC News Orchids date to time of the dinos on August 29, 2007
Categories:- Orchid species
- Orchidoideae
- Prehistoric plants
- Orchidoideae stubs
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