; Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 222 (1822), nom. cons.
ca. 30 genera, ca. 160 spp. Phylogeny see Yang et al. (2012)
= Actinostrobaceae Lotsy; Vortr. Bot. Stammesgesch. 3: 98 (1911)
= Arceuthidaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 79 (2006)
= Athrotaxidoideae L.Chu Li; Acta Phytotax. Sin. 30(4): 339 (1992)
= Athrotaxidaceae Doweld; Prosyllab. Tracheophyt.: xix (2001)
= Cryptomeriaceae Gorozh.; Lekts. Morf. Sist. Archegon.: 88 (1904)
= Cunninghamiaceae Siebold & Zucc.; Fl. Jap. 2: 1, 3 (1842)
= Diselmaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 96 (2006)
= Fitzroyaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 80 (2006)
= Juniperaceae J.Presl & C.Presl; Delic. Prag.: 142 (1822)
= Libocedraceae Doweld; Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 33: 42 (2001)
= Limnopityaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 25 (1932)
= Metasequoiaceae S.Miki ex Hu & W.C.Cheng; Bull. Fan Mem. Inst. Biol., ser. 2, 1: 154 (1948)
= Microbiotaceae Nakai; Tyosen-Sanrin 165: 13 (1938)
= Neocallitropsidaceae Doweld; Prosyllab. Tracheophyt.: xx (2001)
= Pilgerodendraceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 87 (2006)
= Platycladaceae A.V.Bobrov & Melikyan; Komarovia 4: 97 (2006)
= Sequoiaceae K.Koch ex Luerss.; Grundz. Bot.: 265 (1877)
= Taiwaniaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 26 (1932)
= Taxodiaceae Saporta; Ann. Sci. Nat.,Bot., ser. 5, 4: 44 (1865), nom. cons.
= Tetraclinaceae Hayata; Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 46: 27 (1932)
= Thujaceae Burnett; Outl. Bot.: 502, 1149 (1835)
= Thujopsidaceae Bessey; Nebraska Univ. Stud. 7: 325 (1907)
= Widdringtoniaceae Doweld; Prosyllab. Tracheophyt.: xx (2001)