The Vandeae is a large monophyletic tribe within the family of orchids.

[4] These orchids are pantropical epiphytes and occur in tropical Asia, the Pacific Islands, Australia and Africa.

Many of these orchids are horticulturally important, especially Vanda and Phalaenopsis.

The subtribe Angraecinae is a well supported, monophyletic group under the inclusion of Aerangidinae.

[7][8] The divergence time of Vandeae has been estimated to be 25.31 Mya.