De stam Maxillarieae Pfitzer kent 10 substammen.
| Bifrenariinae Dressler |
Lycastinae Schltr. |
Telipogoninae Schltr. |
| Coeliopsidinae Szlach. |
Maxillariinae Benth. | Zygopetilinae Schltr. |
| Corallorhizinae A. Camus, Bergon & A. Camus | Ornithocephalinae Schltr. |
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| Dichaeinae Lindl. |
Stanhopeinae Benth. |
