A
subtribe is a grouping below a major classification
taxon. Using an example of taxanomic classification for a species of
Orchid, the breakdown of the relevant tiers is plain to see.
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: Liliidae
- Order: Orchidales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Epidendreae I - New World
- SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
- Genus: Restrepia
- Species: antennifera