Including: Eremolepidaceae.
French: Santalacees.
Genera: Acanthosyris, Amphorogyne, Antholobus, Arjona, Austroamericium, Buckleya, Cervantesia, Choretrum, Cladomyza, Colpoon, Comandra, Daenikera, Dendromyza, Dendrotrophe, Dufrenoya, Elaphanthera, Exocarpos, Geocaulon, Jodina, Kunkeliella, Leptomeria, Mida, Myoschilos, Nanodea, Nestronia, Omphacomeria, Osyridocarpos, Osyris, Phacellaria, Pyrularia, Quinchamalium, Rhoiacarpos, Santalum, Scleropyrum, Spirogardnera, Thesidium, Thesium.
Botany: often shrubs and trees; partially parasitic for water and inorganic nutrients.
TaxonomySantalaceae are in
Santalales in the
Apg3 classification. Eremolepidaceae are closely related to and included in
Santalaceae.
In the
Plant theory Santalaceae are placed in
Subphase 4 of the
Santalales.