†family Olacaceae Martinov 1818
Angiospermae - Santalales - Olacaceae
Synonyms: Aptandraceae Miers , Coulaceae Tiegh , Erythropalaceae Planch ex Miq , Octoknemaceae Soler , Strombosiaceae Tiegh , Ximeniaceae Horan
Parent taxon: Santalales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Chandler 1961 and Mabberley 2000
Sister taxa: Anacolosidites, Balanophoraceae, Eremolepidaceae, Exocarpos, Loranthaceae, Medusandraceae, Misodendraceae, Opiliaceae, Santalaceae, Schoepfiaceae
Subtaxa: Erythropalum Olax Strombosia Trioculata Ximenioxylon
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Nepal (1 collection)
• Miocene of India (1), Kenya (2)
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (2)
• Paleogene of India (2)
Total: 8 collections including 12 occurrences