| Common Names - | Synonyms - |
| Authority - DC ex. Perleb. or Link. | Total Number of genera - 8 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 260 |
| Plant forms - Tree/Shrub/Liane | |
| World Distribution - India, Africa, Madagascar, warm areas | |
| Comments - Synonym of: Loganiaceae R. Br. ex Mart., nom. cons. Has timber in Strychnos. Wood in Strychnos can have an interesting ditty UV fluorescence pattern. | |