1998年的APG 分类法将其单独列出,2003年经过修改的APG II 分类法将其列入木兰分支的白桂皮目中。
英语百科
Canellaceae 白樟科
The Canellaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Canellales. The order includes only one other family, the Winteraceae. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones. They are small to medium trees, rarely shrubs, evergreen and aromatic. The flowers and fruit are often red.