Family Penthoraceae Rydb. 1901
Angiospermae - Saxifragales - Penthoraceae
Parent taxon: Saxifragales according to The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2016
Sister taxa: Altingiaceae, Ambaroxylon, Aphanopetalaceae, Cercidiphyllaceae, Crassulaceae, Cynomoriaceae, Daphniphyllaceae, Escalloniiphyllum, Grossulariaceae, Haloragaceae, Haloragis, Hamamelidaceae, Iteaceae, Paeoniaceae, Peridiscaceae, Saxifragaceae, Tetracarpaeaceae
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: "photoautotroph"
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Penthoraceae in the database