Clades:
Malpighiales;
Fabidae;
Fabanae;
Angiospermae;
Plants.
Genera: 24; 80 species.
Habitat: subtropical to tropical
Region: New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia,
Madagascar, continental Africa, and tropical America.
TaxonomyPicrodendraceae is closest relative to
Phyllanthaceae. In old classifications it was known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the
Euphorbiaceae.
Tribes GeneraCaletieae
Dissiliariinae: Austrobuxus, Choriceras, Dissiliaria, Longetia, Sankowskya, Whyanbeelia
Hyaenanchinae: Hyaenanche
Petalostigmatinae: Petalostigma
Pseudanthinae: Kairothamnus, Micrantheum, Neoroepera, Pseudanthus, Scagea
PicrodendreaeMischodontinae: Androstachys, Aristogeitonia, Mischodon, Stachyandra, Voatamalo
Paiveusinae, Oldfieldia
Picrodendrinae: Celaenodendron, Parodiodendron, Picrodendron, Piranhea
PodocalyceaeParadrypetinae: Paradrypetes
Tetracoccinae: Tetracoccus, Halliophytum.
Podocalycinae: Podocalyx