De subfamilie (lower) Epidendroideae Kostel. kent 13 stammen.
| Arethuseae Lindl. | Epipogieae Parl. | Triphoreae Dressler |
| Calypsoeae Dressler | Gastrodieae Lindl. | Tropidieae (Pfitzer) Dressler |
| Cryptarrheneae Dressler | Malaxideae Lindl. | Xerorchideae P.J.Cribb |
| Coelogyneae Pfitzer | Neottieae Lindl. | |
| Epidendreae Lindl. | Podochileae Pfitzer |
