The subfamily is part of the taxonomic classification level. Below is an example of a single species of orchid and its classification.

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • SubClass: Liliidae
  • Order: Orchidales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily: Epidendroideae
  • Tribe: Epidendreae I - New World
  • SubTribe: Pleurothallidinae
  • Genus: Restrepia
  • Species: antennifera