Current classification tree for orchids (Orchidaceae)

This tree reflects the classification scheme in: Mark W. Chase, Kenneth M. Cameron, John V. Freudenstein, Alec M. Pridgeon, Gerardo Salazar, Cássio van den Berg, André Schuiteman. 2015. An updated classification of Orchidaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 177(2): 151–174.

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Orchidaceae
- Subfamily Apostasioideae
  - no tribe
    - no subtribe
      - Apostasia
      - Neuwiedia
- Subfamily Vanilloideae
  - Tribe Pogonieae
    - no subtribe
      - Cleistes
      - Cleistesiopsis
      - Duckeela
      - Isotria
      - Pogonia
  - Tribe Vanilleae
    - no subtribe
      - Clematiepistephium
      - Cyrtosia
      - Epistephium
      - Eriaxis
      - Erythrorchis
      - Galeola
      - Lecanorchis
      - Pseudovanilla
      - Vanilla
- Subfamily Cypripedioideae
  - no tribe
    - no subtribe
      - Cypripedium
      - Mexipedium
      - Paphiopedilum
      - Phragmipedium
      - Selenipedium
- Subfamily Orchidoideae
  - Tribe Codonorchideae
    - no subtribe
      - Codonorchis
  - Tribe Cranichideae
    - Subtribe Chloraeinae
      - Bipinnula
      - Chloraea
      - Gavilea
    - Subtribe Cranichidinae
      - Aa
      - Altensteinia
      - Baskervilla
      - Cranichis
      - Fuertesiella
      - Galeoglossum
      - Gomphichis
      - Myrosmodes
      - Ponthieva
      - Porphyrostachys
      - Prescottia
      - Pseudocentrum
      - Pterichis
      - Solenocentrum
      - Stenoptera
    - Subtribe Galeotiellinae
      - Galeotiella
    - Subtribe Goodyerinae
      - Aenhenria
      - Anoectochilus
      - Aspidogyne
      - Chamaegastrodia
      - Cheirostylis
      - Cystorchis
      - Danhatchia
      - Dossinia
      - Erythrodes
      - Eurycentrum
      - Gonatostylis
      - Goodyera
      - Halleorchis
      - Herpysma
      - Hetaeria
      - Hylophila
      - Kreodanthus
      - Kuhlhassetia
      - Lepidogyne
      - Ludisia
      - Macodes
      - Microchilus
      - Myrmechis
      - Odontochilus
      - Orchipedum
      - Pachyplectron
      - Papuaea
      - Platylepis
      - Ramphorhynchus
      - Rhomboda
      - Schuitemania
      - Stephanothelys
      - Vrydagzinea
      - Zeuxine
    - Subtribe Maniellinae
      - Manniella
    - Subtribe Pterostylidinae
      - Pterostylis
      - Achlydosa
    - Subtribe Dysciphinae
      - Discyphus
    - Subtribe Spiranthinae
      - Aracamunia
      - Aulosepalum
      - Beloglottis
      - Brachystele
      - Buchtienia
      - Coccineorchis
      - Cotylolabium
      - Cybebus
      - Cyclopogon
      - Degranvillea
      - Deiregyne
      - Dichromanthus
      - Eltroplectris
      - Eurystyles
      - Funkiella
      - Hapalorchis
      - Helonoma
      - Kionophytum
      - Lankesterella
      - Lyroglossa
      - Mesadenella
      - Mesadenus
      - Nothostele
      - Odontorrhynchus
      - Pelexia
      - Physogyne
      - Pseudogoodyera
      - Pteroglossa
      - Quechua
      - Sacoila
      - Sarcoglottis
      - Sauroglossum
      - Schiedeella
      - Skeptrostachys
      - Sotoa
      - Spiranthes
      - Stalkya
      - Stenorrhynchos
      - Svenkoeltzia
      - Thelyschista
      - Veyretia
  - Tribe Diurideae
    - Subtribe Acianthinae
      - Acianthus
      - Corybas
      - Cyrtostylis
      - Stigmatodactylus
      - Townsonia
    - Subtribe Caladeniinae
      - Adenochilus
      - Aporostylis
      - Caladenia
      - Cyanicula
      - Elythranthera
      - Ericksonella
      - Eriochilus
      - Glossodia
      - Leptoceras
      - Pheladenia
      - Praecoxanthus
    - Subtribe Cryptostylidinae
      - Coilochilus
      - Cryptostylis
    - Subtribe Diuridinae
      - Diuris
      - Orthoceras
    - Subtribe Drakaeinae
      - Arthrochilus
      - Caleana
      - Chiloglottis
      - Drakaea
      - Paracaleana
      - Spiculaea
    - Subtribe Megastylidinae
      - Burnettia
      - Leporella
      - Lyperanthus
      - Megastylis
      - Pyrorchis
      - Rimacola
      - Waireia
    - Subtribe Prasophyllinae
      - Genoplesium
      - Microtis
      - Prasophyllum
    - Subtribe Rhizanthellinae
      - Rhizanthella
    - Subtribe Thelymitrinae
      - Calochilus
      - Epiblema
      - Thelymitra
  - Tribe Orchideae
    - Subtribe Brownleeinae
      - Brownleea
      - Disperis
    - Subtribe Coryciinae
      - Ceratandra
      - Corycium
      - Evotella
      - Pterygodium
    - Subtribe Disinae
      - Disa
      - Huttonaea
      - Pachites
    - Subtribe Orchidinae
      - Aceratorchis
      - Anacamptis
      - Androcorys
      - Bartholina
      - Benthamia
      - Bhutanthera
      - Bonatea
      - Brachycorythis
      - Centrostigma
      - Chamorchis
      - Cynorkis
      - Dactylorhiza
      - Diplomeris
      - Dracomonticola
      - Galearis
      - Gennaria
      - Gymnadenia
      - Habenaria
      - Hemipilia
      - Hsenhsua
      - Herminium
      - Himantoglossum
      - Holothrix
      - Megalorchis
      - Neobolusia
      - Neotinea
      - Oligophyton
      - Ophrys
      - Orchis
      - Pecteilis
      - Peristylus
      - Physoceras
      - Platanthera
      - Platycorine
      - Ponerorchis
      - Porolabium
      - Pseudorchis
      - Roeperocharis
      - Satyrium
      - Schizochilus
      - Serapias
      - Silvorchis
      - Sirindhornia
      - Stenoglottis
      - Steveniella
      - Thulinia
      - Traunsteinera
      - Tsaiorchis
      - Tylostigma
      - Veyretella
- Subfamily Epidendroideae
  - Tribe Neottieae
    - no subtribe
      - Aphyllorchis
      - Cephalanthera
      - Epipactis
      - Limorodum
      - Neottia
      - Palmorchis
  - Tribe Sobralieae
    - no subtribe
      - Elleanthus
      - Epilyna
      - Sertifera
      - Sobralia
  - Tribe Tropidieae
    - no subtribe
      - Corymborkis
      - Tropidia
  - Tribe Triphoreae
    - Subtribe Diceratostelinae
      - Diceratostele
    - Subtribe Triphorinae
      - Monophyllorchis
      - Pogoniopsis
      - Psilochilus
      - Triphora
  - Tribe Xerorchideae
    - no subtribe
      - Xerorchis
  - Tribe Wullschlaegelieae
    - no subtribe
      - Wullschlaegelia
  - Tribe Gastrodieae
    - no subtribe
      - Auxopus
      - Didymoplexiella
      - Didymoplexis
      - Gastrodia
      - Uleiorchis
  - Tribe Nervilieae
    - Subtribe Epipogiinae
      - Epipogium
      - Stereosandra
    - Subtribe Nervilinae
      - Nervilia
  - Tribe Thaieae
    - no subtribe
      - Thaia
  - Tribe Arethuseae
    - Subtribe Arethusinae
      - Anthogonium
      - Arethusa
      - Arundina
      - Calopogon
      - Eleorchis
    - Subtribe Coelogyninae
      - Aglossorhyncha
      - Bletilla
      - Bracisepalum
      - Bulleyia
      - Chelonistele
      - Coelogyne
      - Dendrochilum
      - Dickasonia
      - Dilochia
      - Entomophobia
      - Geesinkorchis
      - Glomera
      - Gynoglottis
      - Ischnogyne
      - Nabaluia
      - Neogyna
      - Otochilus
      - Panisea
      - Pholidota
      - Pleione
      - Thunia
  - Tribe Malaxideae
    - Subtribe Dendrobiinae
      - Bulbophyllum
      - Dendrobium
    - Subtribe Malaxidinae
      - Alatiliparis
      - Crepidium
      - Crossoglossa
      - Crossoliparis
      - Dienia
      - Hammarbya
      - Hippeophyllum
      - Liparis
      - Malaxis
      - Oberonia
      - Oberonioides
      - Orestias
      - Stichorchis
      - Tamayorkis
  - Tribe Cymbidieae
    - Subtribe Cymbidiinae
      - Acriopsis
      - Cymbidium
      - Grammatophyllum
      - Porphyroglottis
      - Thecopus
      - Thecostele
    - Subtribe Eulophiinae
      - Acrolophia
      - Ansellia
      - Claderia
      - Cymbidiella
      - Dipodium
      - Eulophia
      - Eulophiella
      - Grammangis
      - Graphorkis
      - Imerinea
      - Oeceoclades
      - Paralophia
    - Subtribe Catasetinae
      - Catasetum
      - Clowesia
      - Cyanaeorchis
      - Cycnoches
      - Dressleria
      - Galeandra
      - Grobya
      - Mormodes
    - Subtribe Cyrtopodiinae
      - Cyrtopodium
    - Subtribe Coeliopsidinae
      - Coeliopsis
      - Lycomormium
      - Peristeria
    - Subtribe Eriopsidinae
      - Eriopsis
    - Subtribe Maxillariinae
      - Anguloa
      - Bifrenaria
      - Guanchezia
      - Horvatia
      - Lycaste
      - Maxillaria
      - Neomoorea
      - Rudolfiella
      - Scuticaria
      - Sudamerlycaste
      - Teuscheria
      - Xylobium
    - Subtribe Oncidiinae
      - Aspasia
      - Brassia
      - Caluera
      - Capanemia
      - Caucaea
      - Centroglossa
      - Chytroglossa
      - Cischweinfia
      - Comparettia
      - Cuitlauzina
      - Cypholoron
      - Cyrtochiloides
      - Cyrtochilum
      - Dunstervillea
      - Eloyella
      - Erycina
      - Fernandezia
      - Gomesa
      - Grandiphyllum
      - Hintonella
      - Hofmeisterella
      - Ionopsis
      - Leochilus
      - Lockartia
      - Macradenia
      - Macroclinium
      - Miltonia
      - Miltoniopsis
      - Notylia
      - Notyliopsis
      - Oliveriana
      - Oncidium
      - Ornithocephalus
      - Otoglossum
      - Phymatidium
      - Platyrhiza
      - Plectrophora
      - Polyotidium
      - Psychopsiella
      - Psychopsis
      - Pterostemma
      - Quekettia
      - Rauhiella
      - Rhynchostele
      - Rodriguezia
      - Rossioglossum
      - Sanderella
      - Saundersia
      - Schunkea
      - Seegeriella
      - Solenidium
      - Suarezia
      - Sutrina
      - Systeloglossum
      - Telipogon
      - Thysanoglossa
      - Tolumnia
      - Trichocentrum
      - Trichoceros
      - Trichopilia
      - Trizeuxis
      - Vitekorkis
      - Warmingia
      - Zelenkoa
      - Zygostates
    - Subtribe Stanhopeinae
      - Acineta
      - Braemia
      - Cirrhaea
      - Coryantes
      - Embreea
      - Gongora
      - Horichia
      - Houlletia
      - Kegeliella
      - Lacaena
      - Lueckelia
      - Lueddemannia
      - Paphinia
      - Polycycnis
      - Schlimia
      - Sievekingia
      - Soterosanthus
      - Stanhopea
      - Trevoria
      - Vasqueziella
    - Subtribe Zygopetalinae
      - Aetheorhyncha
      - Aganisia
      - Batemannia
      - Benzingia
      - Chaubardia
      - Chaubardiella
      - Cheiradenia
      - Chondrorhyncha
      - Chondroscaphe
      - Cochleanthes
      - Cryptarrhena
      - Daiotyla
      - Dichaea
      - Echinorhyncha
      - Euryblema
      - Galeottia
      - Hoehneela
      - Huntleya
      - Ixyophora
      - Kefersteinia
      - Koellensteinia
      - Neogardneria
      - Otostylis
      - Pabstia
      - Paradisanthus
      - Pescatoria
      - Promenaea
      - Stenia
      - Stenotyla
      - Vargasiella
      - Warscewiczella
      - Warrea
      - Wareella
      - Warreopsis
      - Zygopetalum
      - Zygosepalum
  - Tribe Epidendreae
    - Subtribe Bletiinae
      - Basiphyllaea
      - Bletia
      - Chysis
      - Hexalectris
    - Subtribe Laeliinae
      - Acrorchis
      - Adamantinia
      - Alamania
      - Arpophyllum
      - Artorima
      - Barkeria
      - Brassavola
      - Broughtonia
      - Cattleya
      - Caularthron
      - Constantia
      - Dimerandra
      - Dinema
      - Domigoa
      - Encyclia
      - Epidendrum
      - Guarianthe
      - Hagsatera
      - Homalopetalum
      - Isabelia
      - Jacquiniella
      - Laelia
      - Leptotes
      - Loefgrenianthus
      - Meiracyllium
      - Microepidendrum
      - Myrmecophila
      - Nidema
      - Oestlundia
      - Orleanesia
      - Prosthechea
      - Pseudolaelia
      - Psychilis
      - Pygmaeorchis
      - Quisqueya
      - Rhyncholaelia
      - Scaphyglottis
      - Tetramicra
    - Subtribe Pleurothallidinae
      - Acianthera
      - Anathallis
      - Andinia
      - Barbosella
      - Brachionidium
      - Chamelophyton
      - Dilomilis
      - Diodonopsis
      - Draconanthes
      - Dracula
      - Dresslerella
      - Dryadela
      - Echinosepala
      - Frondaria
      - Kraenzliniella
      - Lepanthes
      - Lepanthopsis
      - Masdevallia
      - Myoxanthus
      - Neocogniauxia
      - Octomeria
      - Pabstiella
      - Phloeophila
      - Platystele
      - Pleurothallis
      - Pleurothallopsis
      - Porroglossum
      - Restrepia
      - Restrepiella
      - Sansonia
      - Scaphosepalum
      - Specklinia
      - Stelis
      - Teagueia
      - Tomzanonia
      - Trichosalpinx
      - Trisetella
      - Zootrophion
    - Subtribe Ponerinae
      - Helleriella
      - Isochilus
      - Nemaconia
      - Ponera
    - Subtribe Calypsoinae
      - Aplectrum
      - Calypso
      - Changnienia
      - Coelia
      - Corallorhiza
      - Cremastra
      - Dactylostalix
      - Danxiaorchis
      - Ephippianthus
      - Govenia
      - Oreorchis
      - Tipularia
      - Yoania
    - Subtribe Agrostophyllinae
      - Agrostophyllum
      - Earina
  - Tribe Collabieae
    - no subtribe
      - Acanthephippium
      - Ancistrochilus
      - Ania
      - Calanthe
      - Cephalantheropsis
      - Chrysoglossum
      - Collabium
      - Diglyphosa
      - Eriodes
      - Gastrorchis
      - Hancockia
      - Ipsea
      - Nephelaphyllum
      - Pachystoma
      - Phaius
      - Pilophyllum
      - Plocoglottis
      - Risleya
      - Spathoglottis
      - Tainia
  - Tribe Podochileae
    - no subtribe
      - Appendicula
      - Ascidieria
      - Bryobium
      - Callostylis
      - Campanulorchis
      - Ceratostylis
      - Conchidium
      - Cryptochilus
      - Dilochiopsis
      - Epiblastus
      - Eria
      - Mediocalcar
      - Mycaranthes
      - Notheria
      - Octarrhena
      - Oxystophyllum
      - Phreatia
      - Pinalia
      - Poaephyllum
      - Podochilus
      - Porpax
      - Pseuderia
      - Ridleyella
      - Sarcostoma
      - Stolzia
      - Thelasis
      - Trichotosia
  - Tribe Vandeae
    - Subtribe Adrorhizinae
      - Adrorzhizon
      - Bromheadia
      - Sirhookera
    - Subtribe Polystachyinae
      - Hederorkis
      - Polystachya
    - Subtribe Aeridinae
      - Acampe
      - Adenoncos
      - Aerides
      - Amesiella
      - Arachnis
      - Biermania
      - Bogoria
      - Brachypeza
      - Calymmanthera
      - Ceratocentron
      - Chamaeanthus
      - Chilochista
      - Chroniochilus
      - Cleisocentron
      - Cleisomeria
      - Cleisostoma
      - Cleisostomopsis
      - Cottonia
      - Cryptopylos
      - Deceptor
      - Dimorphorchis
      - Diplocentrum
      - Diplopora
      - Dryadorchis
      - Drymoanthus
      - Dyakia
      - Eclecticus
      - Gastrochilus
      - Grosourdya
      - Gunnarella
      - Holcoglossum
      - Hymenorchis
      - Jejewoodia
      - Luisia
      - Macropodanthus
      - Micropera
      - Microsaccus
      - Mobilabium
      - Omoea
      - Ophioglossella
      - Papilionanthe
      - Papillilabium
      - Paraphalaenopsis
      - Pelatantheria
      - Pennilabium
      - Peristeranthus
      - Phalaenopsis
      - Phragmorchis
      - Plectorrhiza
      - Pomatocalpa
      - Porrorachis
      - Pteroceras
      - Renanthera
      - Rhinerrhiza
      - Rhinerrhizopsis
      - Rhynchogyna
      - Rhynchostylis
      - Robiquetia
      - Saccolabiopsis
      - Saccolabium
      - Santotomasia
      - Sarcanthopsis
      - Sarcochilus
      - Sarcoglyphis
      - Sarcophyton
      - Schistotylus
      - Schoenorchis
      - Seidenfadenia
      - Seidenfadeniella
      - Singchia
      - Smithsonia
      - Smitinandia
      - Spongiola
      - Stereochilus
      - Taeniophyllum
      - Taprobanea
      - Thrixspermum
      - Trachoma
      - Trichoglottis
      - Tuberolabium
      - Uncifera
      - Vanda
      - Vandopsis
    - Subtribe Angraecinae
      - Aerangis
      - Aeranthes
      - Ambrella
      - Ancistrorhynchus
      - Angraecopsis
      - Angraecum
      - Beclardia
      - Bolusiella
      - Calyptrochilum
      - Campylocentrum
      - Cardiochilos
      - Chauliodon
      - Cribbia
      - Cryptopus
      - Cyrtorchis
      - Dendrophylax
      - Diaphananthe
      - Dinklageella
      - Distylodon
      - Eggelingia
      - Erasanthe
      - Eurychone
      - Jumellea
      - Lemurella
      - Lemurorchis
      - Listrostachys
      - Margelliantha
      - Microcoelia
      - Mystacidium
      - Neobathiea
      - Nephrangis
      - Oeonia
      - Oeoniela
      - Ossiculum
      - Plectrelminthus
      - Podangis
      - Rangaeris
      - Rhaesteria
      - Rhiphidoglossum
      - Sobennikoffia
      - Solenangis
      - Sphyrarhynchus
      - Summerhayesia
      - Taeniorrhiza
      - Triceratorhynchus
      - Tridactyle
      - Ypsilopus
  - Tribe incertae sedis
    - no subtribe
      - Devogelia