The family was described by Urs Eggli and Reto Nyffeler in their analysis of the polyphyly in the suborder Portulacineae (order Caryophyllales).
"Reto Nyffeler") в их анализе полифилии подпорядка "Portulacineae" порядка Гвоздичноцветные ("Caryophyllales").