; M. Flinders, Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 554 (1814), nom. cons.
ca. 100 genera, ca. 1280 spp. Phylogeny: Simmons et al. 2023
= Brexiaceae Loudon; Hort. Brit.: 524 (1830)
= Canotiaceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 255 (1965)
= Chingithamnaceae Hand.-Mazz.; Sinensia 2: 126 (1932)
= Euonymaceae Juss. ex Bercht. & J.Presl; Prir. Rostlin: 2(110): 438, 439 (1825)
= Hippocrateaceae Juss.; Ann. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 18: 486 (1811), nom. cons.
= Lepuropetalaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku (Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.): 243 (1943)
= Parnassiaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar: 456 (1820), nom. cons., Family
= Plagiopteraceae Airy Shaw; Kew Bull. 18: 266 (1965)
= Pottingeriaceae Takht.; Sist. Magnoliof. (Syst. Magnolioph.): 212 (1987), Family
= Salaciaceae Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 4: 101 (1838)
= Siphonodontaceae Gagnep. & Tardieu; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 14: 102 (1951), nom. cons.
= Stackhousiaceae R.Br.; M. Flinders, Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 555 (1814), nom. cons.
