Columelliaceae is a family of trees and shrubs native to the Andes of South America.

[3][4][5] In the APG II taxonomy it is placed in the order Lamiales,[1] but a 2008 study suggested that the family is sister to the Bruniaceae,[6] and the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website proposes incorporating this finding by placing both families in order Bruniales.

[3] The APG III system of 2009 thus does place Columelliaceae in the Bruniales.

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