The Hernandiaceae are a family of flowering plants, angiosperms, in order Laurales. Consisting of five genera with about 59 species, they are distributed over the world's tropical areas, some of them widely distributed in coastal areas, but they occur from sea level to over 2000 m.

The Hernandiaceae are a family of flowering plants, angiosperms, in order Laurales. Consisting of five genera with about 59 species, they are distributed over the world's tropical areas, some of them widely distributed in coastal areas, but they occur from sea level to over 2000 m.