Family Sterculiaceae Ventenat 1807
PaleoDB taxon number: 53811
Parent taxon: Malvales according to D.J. Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Argyrodendron, Bixaceae, Bombacaceae, Crototricolpites, Dipterocarpaceae, Echiperiporites, Geraniaceae, Huaceae, Lakiapollis, Malvaceae, Neuradaceae, Peridiscaceae, Sarcolaenaceae, Shoreoxylon, Tiliaceae
Subtaxa: Brachychiton, Buettneria, Buettnerieae, Dombeya, Firmianites, Fremontia, Penosphyllum, Pterospermites, Sezannella, Sphinxia, Sterculiocarpus, Sterculioxylon, Sterculiphyllum, Tarrietioxylon, Triplochitioxylon