; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 562 (1753)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan, chiefly Northern Hemisphere, with a diversity center in the Mediterranean (ca. 140, especially in Spain and NW-Africa), a few species in S-America, mountainous trop. Northeast and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand. Inclusion of Spartothamnella, Oncinocalyx and Teucridium fide Salmaki et al. 2016
= Botrys Fourr.; Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon, n. s. 17: 138 (1869)
= Chamaedrys Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s.p. (1754)
= Iva Fabr.; Enum. [Fabricius] 45 (1759), nom. illeg.
= Kinostemon Kudô; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Formosa 19: 1 (1929)
= Melosmon Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837)
= Monipsis Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837)
= Monochilon Dulac; Fl. Hautes-Pyrénées 405 (1867)
= Oncinocalyx F.Muell.; S. Sci. Rec. 3: 69 (1883)
= Poliodendron Webb & Berthel.; Hist. Nat. Iles Canaries (Phytogr.) 3(2, 3): 106 (1845)
= Polium Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s.p. (1754)
= Scorbion Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837)
= Scordium Mill.; Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4: s.p. (1754)
= Scorodonia Hill; Brit. Herb. [Hill] 372 (1756)
= Spartothamnella Briq.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] IV, 3a: 161 (1894)
= Spartothamnus A.Cunn. ex Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 6: 694 (1847), nom. illeg.
= Teucridium Hook.f.; Bot. Antarct. Voy. II. (Fl. Nov.-Zel.) 1: 203 (1853)
= Trixago Raf.; Fl. Tellur. 3: 85 (1837)