Section Carnifolia Rchb.f. in Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 6 (1861) 282 (section of Dendrobium)
Genus Dockrillia Brieger in Schltr., Orchideen, ed. 3, 1 (1981) 745
Subgenus Rhizobium (Lindl.) Kraenzl. in Engl., Pflanzenr. IV. 50. II. B. 21 (1910) 26 (subgenus of Dendrobium)