Translations:AY Honors/Orchids/Answer Key/4/en
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- Apostasioideae: 2 group(s) in this sub-family and 16 species, south-western Asia
- Cypripedioideae: 5 group(s) in this sub-family and 130 species, mostly from the temperate regions of the world, some in tropical America
- Vanilloideae: 15 group(s) in this sub-family and 180 species, humid tropical and subtropical regions, eastern North America
- Epidendroideae: more than 500 group(s) in this sub-family and more or less 20 000 species, cosmopolitan
- Orchidoideae: 208 group(s) in this sub-family and 3,630 species, cosmopolitan
The last two, Epidendroideae and Orchidoideae are the largest subfamilies (main groupings).