; Tabl. Règn. Vég. 2: 157 (1799), nom. cons.
15 genera, ca. 115 spp. Inclusion of Limnocharitaceae following Stevens et al. (APG Website)
= Alismateae Dumort.; Fl. Belg. [Dumortier] 135 (1827)
= Alismatinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 181 (1946)
= Alismatineae Engl.; Syllabus, ed. 2: 73 (1898)
= Alismatoideae Arn.; Botany [Arnott] 136 (1832)
= Burnatiinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 182 (1946)
= Damasoiinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 182 (1946)
= Damasoniaceae Nakai; Chosakuronbun Mokuroku [Ord. Fam. Trib. Nov.]: 213 (1943)
= Damasonieae Parl.; Fl. Ital. [Parlatore] 3: 600 (1858)
= Damasonioideae Rouy; Fl. France [Rouy & Foucaud] 13: 9 (1912)
= Elattosinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 183 (1946)
= Limnocharitaceae Takht. ex Cronquist; Integr. Syst. Class. Fl. Pl. 1048 (1981)
= Limnochariteae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 183 (1946)
= Limnocharitinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 183 (1946)
= Luroninae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 181 (1946)
= Machaerocarpinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 182 (1946)
= Sagittarieae Dumort.; Fl. Belg. [Dumortier] 135 (1827)
= Sagittariinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 180 (1946)
= Sagittarioideae Luerss.; Grundz. Bot., ed. 5: 446 (1893)
= Tenagocharitinae Pichon; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 12: 183 (1946)
= Wiesnerieae Engl.; Syllabus, ed. 1: 67 (1892)