Coeliopsidinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe

Cymbidieae The Cymbidieae is a tribe of plants within the family Orchidaceae. See also * Taxonomy of the Orchidaceae The taxonomy of the Orchidaceae (orchid family) has evolved slowly during the last 250 years, starting with Carl Linnaeus who in 1753 reco ...

. The three members of this subtribe have traditionally been lumped in with Stanhopeinae, but obvious morphological traits and new molecular analysis by Whitten et al. in 2000 confirmed the group reclassified by Szlachetko (1995). These genera have smooth, unribbed, ovoid pseudobulbs with 3-4 large and thin plicate leaves. The inflorescences are thick and bear globose flowers with thick, fleshy sepals and

petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...

s, presence of a column foot and mentum. Roots have prominent root hairs. Most distinct is the viscidia that are button-shaped and sclerified with short stipes. The three genera all have elongated ''Maxillaria''-type dust seeds and not ''Stanhopea''-type balloon seeds. Like Stanhopeinae the members of this group are pollinated by male euglossine bees. The sticky viscidia of this group are adapted to attachment on the smooth surface of the scutum of the male bees. (''Peristeria elata'', the pollinia attaches to the bee's head; in ''Coeliopsis'', on the frons of the bee's head; Williams, 1982.)

Stanhopeinae Stanhopeinae is a subtribe of plants in the tribe Cymbidieae. The subtribe in the strict sense, have viscidia and stipes that are thin and strap-like, they are adapted for attachment to edge of the bee's scutellum or to a leg. Pseudobulbs are u ...

and Coeliopsidinae are now considered closely related sister subtribes.

Genera

*'' Coeliopsis'' *''

Lycomormium ''Lycomormium'' is a genus of orchids, with 5 currently recognized species found in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol ...

'' *'' Peristeria''

References

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3682264 Orchid subtribes