La famille compte actuellement (2015) les genres suivants :
Acalypha, Acidocroton, Acidoton, Actinostemon, Adelia, Adenochlaena, Adenocline, Adenopeltis, Adenophaedra, Adriana, Afrotrewia, Agrostistachys, Alchornea, Alchorneopsis, Aleurites, Algernonia, Alphandia, Amperea, Amyrea, Angostylis, Anisophyllum, Annesijoa, Anomostachys, Anthostema, Aparisthmium, Argomuellera, Argythamnia, Astraea, Astrococcus, Aubletiana, Avellanita, Balakata, Baliospermum, Baloghia, Benoistia, Bernardia, Bertya, Beyeria, Bia, Blachia, Blumeodendron, Bocquillonia, Bonania, Borneodendron, Bossera, Botryophora, Brasiliocroton, Calycopeplus, Caperonia, Caryodendron, Cavacoa, Cephalocroton, Cephalocrotonopsis, Cephalomappa, Chamaesyce, Cheilosa, Chiropetalum, Chlamydojatropha, Chondrostylis, Chrozophora, Cladogelonium, Cladogynos, Claoxylon, Claoxylopsis, Cleidiocarpon, Cleidion, Clonostylis, Cnesmone, Cnidoscolus, Cocconerion, Codiaeum, Colliguaja, Colobocarpos, Conceveiba, Conosapium, Croton, Crotonogyne, Crotonogynopsis, Cyrtogonone, Cyttaranthus, Dalechampia, Dalembertia, Dendrocousinsia, Dendrothrix, Deutzianthus, Dichostemma, Dimorphocalyx, Discoclaoxylon, Discocleidion, Discoglypremna, Ditaxis, Ditrysinia, Ditta, Dodecastigma, Doryxylon, Droceloncia, Dysopsis, Elateriospermum, Endospermum, Enriquebeltrania, Epiprinus, Erismanthus, Erythrococca, Euphorbia, Excoecaria, Falconeria, Fontainea, Garcia, Garciadelia, Gelonium, Givotia, Glycydendron, Grimmeodendron, Grossera, Gymnanthes, Haematostemon, Hamilcoa, Hancea, Hevea, Hippomane, Homalanthus, Homonoia, Hura, Jatropha, Joannesia, Klaineanthus, Koilodepas, Lasiococca, Lasiocroton, Leeuwenbergia, Leidesia, Leucocroton, Lobanilia, Mabea, Macaranga, Mallotus, Manihot, Manniophyton, Maprounea, Mareya, Mareyopsis, Megistostigma, Melanolepis, Mercurialis, Micrandra, Micrandropsis, Micrococca, Microstachys, Monotaxis, Moultonianthus, Muricococcum, Myricanthe, Nealchornea, Necepsia, Neoboutonia, Neoguillauminia, Neoscortechinia, Neoshirakia, Oligoceras, Omphalea, Ophellantha, Ophthalmoblapton, Orfilea, Ostodes, Pachystroma, Pachystylidium, Pantadenia, Paracroton, Paranecepsia, Parapantadenia, Pausandra, Philyra, Pimelodendron, Plagiostyles, Platygyna, Pleradenophora, Plesiatropha, Plukenetia, Podadenia, Pseudagrostistachys, Pseudosenefeldera, Ptychopyxis, Pycnocoma, Radcliffea, Reutealis, Rhodothyrsus, Ricinocarpos, Ricinodendron, Ricinus, Rockinghamia, Romanoa, Sagotia, Sampantaea, Sandwithia, Sapium, Schinziophyton, Sclerocroton, Sebastiania, Seidelia, Senefeldera, Senefelderopsis, Shirakiopsis, Shonia, Spathiostemon, Spegazziniophytum, Speranskia, Sphaerostylis, Sphyranthera, Spirostachys, Stillingia, Strophioblachia, Sumbaviopsis, Suregada, Synadenium, Syndyophyllum, Tapoides, Tetrorchidium, Thyrsanthera, Tragia, Tragiella, Trevia, Triadica, Trigonostemon, Vaupesia, Vernicia, Wetria.
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