| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Engl. & Gilg. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 3 |
| Plant forms - Tree | |
| World Distribution - Central & S. Africa | |
| Comments - previously placed along in family Heteropyxidaceae, but is now placed basally within Myrtaceae. Small trees. Heteropyxis natalensis is commonly known as Lavender Tree or Laventelboom | |