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

Scope

This tribe contains 1,700 - 2,000 species in more than 150 genera.

Epiphytic

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.

Subtribes

This tribe is subdivided into four subtribes: The following phylogenetic tree shows the relationships among the subtribes: The subtribe Aerangidinae Summerh. is increasingly included within Angraecinae. The subtribe Angraecinae is a well supported, monophyletic group under the inclusion of Aerangidinae. Separating these groups would make them polyphyletic. The divergence time of Vandeae has been estimated to be 25.31 Mya.

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