; Beitr. Bot. [Bartling & Wendland] 2: 158 (1825), nom. cons.
11 genera, ca. 95 spp. Revision see Thulin et al. (2016). Phylogeny: Sukhorukov et al. 2021
= Adenogrammaceae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 101 (1942)
= Adenogrammeae Fenzl; Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 274 (1839)
= Adenogramminae K.Müll.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 42(Beibl. 97): 93 (1908)
= Adenogrammoideae Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: 122 (1860)
= Glinaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Hypertelidinae Z.H.Feng; Plant 13(3): 151 (2025)
= Mollugineae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 302 (1830), not validly publ.
= Mollugininae Fenzl ex Meisn.; Pl. Vasc. Gen. [Meisner], Tab. Diagn. 130, Comm. 95 (1838)
= Molluginoideae Lindl.; Veg. Kingd. 498 (1846)
= Paramollugininae Z.H.Feng; Plant 13(3): 151 (2025)
= Pharnaceaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 477 (1820)
= Pharnaceinae Kitt.; Nouv. Élém. Bot., ed. 3, Germ. transl. 913 (1840)
= Polpodaceae Nakai; J. Jap. Bot. 18: 102 (1942)
= Polpodeae Fenzl; Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 2: 300 (1839)
= Polpodoideae Sond.; Fl. Cap. [Harvey & auct. succ.] 1: 121 (1860)