La familia cuenta actualmente (2015) con los siguientes géneros:
Acanthophoenix, Acoelorrhaphe, Acrocomia, Actinokentia, Actinorhytis, Adonidia, Aiphanes, Allagoptera, Ammandra, Aphandra, Archontophoenix, Areca, Arenga, Asterogyne, Astrocaryum, Attalea, Bactris, Balaka, Barcella, Barkerwebbia, Basselinia, Beccariophoenix, Bentinckia, Bismarckia, Borassodendron, Borassus, Brahea, Brassiophoenix, Burretiokentia, Butia, × Butyagrus, Calamus, Calyptrocalyx, Calyptrogyne, Calyptronoma, Carpentaria, Carpoxylon, Caryota, Ceratolobus, Ceroxylon, Chamaedorea, Chamaerops, Chambeyronia, Chelyocarpus, Chuniophoenix, Clinosperma, Clinostigma, Coccothrinax, Cocos, Colpothrinax, Copernicia, Corypha, Cryosophila, Cyphokentia, Cyphophoenix, Cyphosperma, Cyrtostachys, Daemonorops, Deckenia, Desmoncus, Dictyocaryum, Dictyosperma, Dransfieldia, Drymophloeus, Dypsis, Elaeis, Eleiodoxa, Eremospatha, Eugeissona, Euterpe, Gaussia, Geonoma, Guihaia, Hedyscepe, Hemithrinax, Heterospathe, Howea, Hydriastele, Hyophorbe, Hyospathe, Hyphaene, Iguanura, Iriartea, Iriartella, Itaya, Johannesteijsmannia, Juania, Jubaea, Jubaeopsis, Kentiopsis, Kerriodoxa, Korthalsia, Laccospadix, Laccosperma, Latania, Lemurophoenix, Leopoldinia, Lepidocaryum, Lepidorrhachis, Leucothrinax, Licuala, Linospadix, Livistona, Lodoicea, Loxococcus, Lytocaryum, Manicaria, Marojejya, Masoala, Mauritia, Mauritiella, Maxburretia, Medemia, Metroxylon, Myrialepis, Nannorrhops, Nenga, Neonicholsonia, Neoveitchia, Nephrosperma, Normanbya, Nypa, Oenocarpus, Oncocalamus, Oncosperma, Orania, Oraniopsis, Parajubaea, Pelagodoxa, Phoenicophorium, Phoenix, Pholidocarpus, Pholidostachys, Physokentia, Phytelephas, Pigafetta, Pinanga, Plectocomia, Plectocomiopsis, Podococcus, Pogonotium, Ponapea, Prestoea, Pritchardia, Pseudophoenix, Ptychococcus, Ptychosperma, Raphia, Ravenea, Reinhardtia, Retispatha, Rhapidophyllum, Rhapis, Rhopaloblaste, Rhopalostylis, Roscheria, Roystonea, Sabal, Salacca, Saribus, Satakentia, Satranala, Schippia, Sclerosperma, Serenoa, Socratea, Solfia, Sommieria, Syagrus, Synechanthus, Tahina, Tectiphiala, Thrinax, Trachycarpus, Trithrinax, Veitchia, Verschaffeltia, Voanioala, Wallichia, Washingtonia, Welfia, Wendlandiella, Wettinia, Wodyetia, Zombia.
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