[6] The tribe was first described in 1876 by the German botanist Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (Engl.).

[10][1] Peltandreae consists of the following two genera:[4] It is closely related to the European tribes Ambrosineae and Arisareae.

These three tribes shared a common ancestor about 82.7 million years ago.

[1] 60 Million years old Peltandreae fossils have been found in Europe, North America, and Central Asia.

[1] The precise relationships are displayed in the following cladogram:[1] Ambrosina Arisarum Typhonodorum Peltandra