A family of about 70 genera and 600 species mostly tropical and subtropical but extending into the warm temperate regions; seven genera occur naturally in Australia.

Blepharocarya - A genus of two species endemic to Australia. Jessup (1985); Wannan et al. (1987).

Buchanania - A genus of about 25 species in Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; three species occur naturally in Australia. Blake (1954); Jessup (1985).

Euroschinus - A genus of six species in New Guinea, New Britain, New Caledonia and Australia; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Ding Hou (1978); Jessup (1985); Royen (1964).

Mangifera - A genus of about 35 species from India to the Solomon Islands; one species has become naturalised in Australia. Jessup (1985); Kostermans & Bompard (1993); Royen (1964).

Pleiogynium - A genus of one or two species in Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Ding Hou (1978); Jessup (1985); Royen (1964).

Rhus - A genus of about 200 species in the tropics, subtropics and temperate regions; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Ding Hou (1978); Jessup (1985).

Schinus - A genus of 30 or more species in South America. Two species naturalised in Australia. Green (1994); Harden et al. (2014);  Jessup (1985); Pell et al. (2011); Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland (2016).

Semecarpus - A genus of about 60 species in SE Asia, Malesia, Australia and the Pacific islands; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Ding Hou (1978); Jessup (1985).

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Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland (2016) Schinus terebinthifolius Fact Sheet. Keyserver.lucidcentral.org. Accessed 15/11/2016. http://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/schinus_terebinthifolius.htm.