(1 genus; Exbucklandia)
* Rhodoleioideae (1 genus; Rhodoleia)
* Mytilarioideae (2 genera; Mytilaria, Chunia)
* Disanthoideae (1 genus; Disanthus)
* Hamamelidoideae (22 genera; see Tribes below)

Tribes

The relatively large size of subfamily Hamamelidoideae and its further subdivision into tribes