; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 8: 174 (1851), nom. cons., s. str.
24 genera, ca. 160 spp. Phylogeny: Byng et al. (2014). Metteniusaceae and Oncothecaceae are frequently included as subfamilies.
= Icacineae Benth.; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 1, 7: 215 (1841)
= Icacininae G.King; J. Asiatic Soc. Bengal 64: 96 (1895)
= Icacinineae Engl.; Syllabus, ed. 2: 144 (1898)
= Icacinoideae Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey] 1: 235 (1860)
= Iodaceae Tiegh.; Bot. Jahresber. [Just] 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Iodeae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 5: 242, 252 (1893)
= Mappieae Baill.; Hist. Pl. 5: 288, 328 (1874)
= Phytocrenaceae Arn. ex R.Br.; J. J. Bennett & R. Br., Pl. Jav. Rar.: 244 (1852)
= Phytocrenoideae Valeton; Crit. Overz. Olacin.: 163 (1886)
= Pleurisanthaceae Tiegh.; Bot. Jahresber. [Just] 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Sarcostigmataceae Tiegh.; Bot. Jahresber. [Just] 25(2): 406 (1900)
= Sarcostigmateae Miers; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 2, 9: 223 (1852)
