Below is the full taxonomy of the family Phyllanthaceae.
[1] Its circumscription is nearly coincident to that of ex-subfamily Phyllanthoideae of the Euphorbiaceae, where this family was split from.
The exceptions are that the ex-tribe Drypeteae has become family Putranjivaceae, and the genus Centroplacus, which previously constituted tribe Centroplaceae, is now part of the Pandaceae.
There are 2 genera: There are 5 subtribes and 19 genera: Subtribe Antidesminae: Subtribe Porantherinae: Subtribe Scepinae: Subtribe Spondianthinae: Subtribe Uapacinae: There is only one genus: There are 2 genera: There are 2 genera: There is only one genus: There are 6 subtribes and 18 genera: Subtribe Andrachinae: Subtribe Astrocasiinae: Subtribe Flueggeinae: Subtribe Leptopinae: Subtribe Pseudolachnostylidinae: Subtribe Securineginae: It comprises 10 genera: