TaxonomyDendrobioideae is a polyphyletic clade in the
Orchidaceae. It consists of the Tribes Arethuseae, Calypsoeae, Coelogyneae, Dendrobieae, Epidendreae I, Malaxideae, Podochileae.
In the
Plant theory they are taken together as
Dendrobioideae.
Dendrobioideae is in
Subphase 6 of the
Orchidales. As such they are at the level of
Family and could be named Dendrobiaceae.