The Pentaphylacaceae are a small family of plants within the order Ericales. In the APG III system of 2009, it includes the former family Ternstroemiaceae.
Genera In 2014, the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website included 14 genera in the family. Plants of the World Online currently includes 12 genera:Pentaphylacaceae Engl. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 November 2023. Adinandra Jack Anneslea Wall. Archboldiodendron Kobuski Balthasaria Verdc. Cleyera Thunb. Eurya Thunb. Euryodendron Hung T.Chang Freziera Sw. ex Willd. Pentaphylax Gardner & Champ. Symplococarpon Airy Shaw Ternstroemia Mutis ex L.f. Visnea L.f.
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