Maxillariinae is an orchid subtribe in the tribe

Cymbidieae The Cymbidieae is a tribe of plants within the family Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with ...

. It was formerly treated as the tribe Maxillarieae, and divided into a number of subtribes.

Genera

Generic boundaries in the tribe have changed substantially with new molecular evidence. Whitten ''et al.'' in 2007 included the following genera, some previously placed in the tribe Lycastinae, others in the subtribe Bifrenariinae. Some of these genera have subsequently been merged. *''

Anguloa ''Anguloa'', commonly known as tulip orchids, is a small orchid genus closely related to ''Lycaste''. Its abbreviation in horticulture is Ang. This genus was described by José Antonio Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López in 1798. They named it in ho ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. *''Anthosiphon'' Schltr. – since included in ''

Maxillaria ''Maxillaria'', abbreviated as Max in the horticultural trade, is a large genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae). This is a diverse genus, with very different morphological forms. Their characteristics can vary widely. They are commonly called s ...

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Bifrenaria ''Bifrenaria'', abbreviated Bif. in horticultural trade, is a genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains 20 species found in Panama, Trinidad and South America. There are no known uses for them, but their abundant, and at first glance ar ...

'' Lindl. (including ''Adipe'' Raf., ''Cydoniorchis'' Senghas, and ''Stenocoryne'' Lindl.) *''

Brasiliorchis ''Brasiliorchis'' is a genus of orchid (family Orchidaceae). The genus includes species formerly placed in '' Maxillaria''. It is found in South America (Colombia to Ecuador, eastern and southern Brazil to north-east Argentina).Ferreira, A ...

'' R.Singer, S.Koehler & Carnevali *''Chrysocycnis'' Linden & Rchb.f. – since included in ''

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Cyrtidiorchis ''Cyrtidiorchis'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains 5 known species, all native to South America. Species Species include: *'' Cyrtidiorchis alata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Rauschert - Ecuador, Peru *'' C ...

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Guanchezia ''Guanchezia'' is a genus of terrestrial orchids. There is only one known species, ''Guanchezia maguirei'', endemic to Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Vene ...

'' G.A.Romero & Carnevali *''

Horvatia ''Horvatia'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, ''Horvatia andicola'', which is endemic to Ecuador. See also * List of Orchidaceae genera This is a list of genera in the o ...

'' Garay *''

Hylaeorchis ''Hylaeorchis'' is a genus of epiphytic orchids. There is only one known species, ''Hylaeorchis petiolaris'', native to northwestern South America ( Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), offi ...

'' Carnevali & G.A. Romero *''Ida'' A.Ryan & Oakeley – since included in ''

Sudamerlycaste ''Sudamerlycaste'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. It consists of approximately 45 species. The genus was split off from ''Lycaste'' in 2002 by Fredy Archila. Taxonomy Species in ''Lycaste'' that were endemic to South ...

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Lycaste ''Lycaste'', abbreviated as Lyc. in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids that contains about 30 species with egg-shaped pseudobulbs and thin, plicate (pleated) leaves. Description ''Lycaste'' flowers, like all orchid blooms, have three ...

'' Lindl. *''

'' Ruiz & Pavón *''

Mormolyca ''Mormolyca'', abbreviated as Mlca in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising 26 species native to southern Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America. Species Species include: # '' Mormolyca acutifo ...

'' Fenzl *''

Neomoorea ''Neomoorea'' is a genus of orchids native to Panama, Ecuador and Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast ...

'' Rolfe *''

Pityphyllum ''Pityphyllum'' is a genus of orchids comprising 7 known species native to Venezuela, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585 ...

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Rudolfiella ''Rudolfiella'', abbreviated as Rud. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids comprising eight species native to tropical South America, Trinidad and Panama. They are found in northern Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyan ...

'' Hoehne *'' Scuticaria'' Lindl. *''

'' Archila *''

Teuscheria ''Teuscheria'' is a genus of orchids native to southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. The genus is named for Henry Teuscher, an award-winning landscape artist and horticulturalist. Species accepted as of June 2014: *''Teu ...

'' Garay *'' Trigonidium'' Lindl. *''

Xylobium ''Xylobium'', abbreviated Xyl in horticultural trade, is a genus of plants in family Orchidaceae. It contains about 35 species native to tropical America The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States ( ...

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