The family Pandaceae consists of three genera that were formerly recognized in the Euphorbiaceae. Those are:

These genera contain 15 species, which especially live in West Africa or Southeast Asia.

The genus Centroplacus was formerly included in the Pandaceae and had also been recognized in the tribe Centroplaceae, family Phyllanthaceae). The APG III system recognized this genus as a part of the family Centroplacaceae.