A plant family of the order Myrtales, subclass Rosidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are mainly trees and shrubs. Many members contain mucilage and COUMARINS.

Synonyms: Daphnopsis txid69844 Dirca Daphnopses Aquilarias Thymelaea Dircas txid142180 Thymelaeas txid699056 Lagetta Thymelaeaceae Edgeworthias Edgeworthia txid69461 txid39987 Aquilaria Lagettas txid39988