Meliorchis caribea

† Meliorchis caribea Temporal range: 15 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Neogene
Scientific 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