Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.