; Linnaea 10: 433 (1836), nom. cons.
4 genera, 17 spp. Andes, southern South America. Possibly not in Geraniales, but in Crossosomatales.
= Balbisieae Baill.; Adansonia 9: 361, 371 (1873)
= Ledocarpaceae Meyen; Reise 1: 308 (1834), Family
= Ledocarpeae Klotzsch; A. Richard, Nouv. Elém. Bot., ed. 3, Germ. transl.: 867 (1840)
= Ledocarpoideae Thorne & Reveal; Bot. Rev (Lancaster) 73: 107 (2007), Subfamily
= Rhynchothecaceae Juss.; V. V. D. d´Orbigny, Dict. Univ. Hist. Nat. 11: 131 (1848)
= Rhynchothecoideae Thorne & Reveal; Bot. Rev (Lancaster) 73: 107 (2007), Subfamily
= Vivianieae Klotzsch; A. Richard, Nouv. Elém. Bot., ed. 3, Germ. transl.: 867 (1840)
= Vivianioideae Arn.; Botany: 99 (1832)
= Wendtieae Benth. & Hook.f.; Gen. Pl. 1: 270 (1862)