A family of four genera and about 60 species, pantropic; two genera occur naturally in Australia.

Gyrocarpus - A genus of about three to seven species (depending on species concepts) pantropic; one species occurs naturally in Australia. Duyfjes (1996); Kubitzki (1969); Telford (2007).

Hernandia - A genus of about 24 species, pantropic; three species occur naturally in Australia. Cooper & Cooper (2004); Duyfjes (1996); Harden et al. (2041);  Kubitzki (1969); Smith (1981); Telford (2007).

Cooper, Wendy & Cooper, William T. (2004) Fruits of the Australian tropical rainforest, Nokomis Publications, Clifton Hill, Vic.

Croft, J.R. (1981). Hernandiaceae. In Henty, E.E. (Ed.) 'Handbooks of the flora of Papua New Guinea.' Vol. 2, (Melbourne University Press: Melbourne.), pp. 190-201.

Duyfjes, B.E.E. (1996). Hernandiaceae. In 'Flora Malesiana.' Ser. 1, Vol. 12, (Rijksherbarium: Leiden.), pp. 737-761.

Harden, G.J., Nicholson, H.R.W., McDonald, W.J.F., Nicholson, N.J., Tame, T. & Williams, J. (2014). Rainforest Plants of Australia. Rockhampton to Victoria. Gwen Harden Publishing.

Kubitzki, K. (1969). Monographie der Hernandiaceen. Botanische Jahrbucher fur Systematik 89:78-209.

Smith, A.C. (1981). Hernandiaceae. In 'Flora Vitiensis Nova.' Vol. 2, (Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden: Lawai.), pp. 108-113.

Telford, I.R.H. (2007). Hernandiaceae. Flora of Australia 2: 224-232.