Family Iteaceae Agardh 1858
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Iteaceae
Parent taxon: Saxifragales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
See also Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Altingiaceae, Ambaroxylon, Aphanopetalaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Crassulaceae, Cynomoriaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Escalloniiphyllum, Grossulariaceae, Haloragaceae, Haloragis, Hamamelidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Penthoraceae, Peridiscaceae, Saxifragaceae, Tetracarpaeaceae
Subtaxa: Itea
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution:
• Quaternary of India (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (9)
• Eocene of United States (1: Washington)
Total: 11 collections each including a single occurrence