[1] The Dendrobieae are mostly tropical, epiphytic orchids which contain pseudobulbs.

Previously, other genera were included in the tribe, which are now subsumed in Dendrobium and Bulbophyllum.

Dendrobieae ' s phylogenetics can be seen below: Arethuseae, Epidendreae Podochileae Malaxideae Epigeneium Bulbophyllum Cadetia Dendrobium Flickingeria Diplocaulobium Dendrobium Calypsoeae, Epidendreae, Vandeae, Cymbidieae In various studies in 2003[5] and 2006[6] based on DNA analysis, Clements called for a review of Dendrobieae to be placed in the more monophyletic groups.

He placed the genus Epigeneium in a separate monophyletic subtribe, Epigeneiinae, after Dendrobieae.

The pedigree chart of Dendrobieae can be found below: Arethuseae, Epidendreae Podochileae (+Bulbophyllinae), Malaxideae Epigeneiinae Grastidiinae Dendrobiinae Calypsoeae, Epidendreae, Vandeae, Cymbidieae In their 2015 taxonomic review of Orchidaceae, Chase and colleagues relegated tribe Dendrobieae to a subtribe, Dendrobiinae, which they placed in tribe Malaxideae.