ðɪ ˌeɪpˌiːdʒˈiː ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː sˈɪstəm ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd nˈaɪn mˌeɪd nˈoʊ tʃˈeɪndʒ ɪnðə stˈæɾəs ʌvðə fˈæmɪli æz kəmpˈɛɹd tə ðɪ ˌeɪpˌiːdʒˈiː ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː sˈɪstəm ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː ænd ðɪ ˌeɪpˌiːdʒˈiː sˈɪstəm ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, ɐpˈɑːɹt fɹʌm ɐ ɹˌiːɐsˈaɪnmənt ʌv sˈɛvɹəl dʒˈɛnɚɹə, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə plˈeɪsmənt ʌv kˌɔɹɪdʒɪˈoʊlə ænd tˈɛlᵻfˌiəm ˌɪntʊ kˈɑːɹɹɪəfˌɪleɪsˌiː, kˌɔːɹbɪtʃˈoʊniə ɪn lˈɑːfɪˌɑːkɑːɹpˌeɪsiː, mˈaɪkɹoʊtˌiː ˌɪntʊ mˈaɪkɹoʊtˌiːsiː ænd lˈaɪmiːəm ɪn lˈaɪmeɪsˌiː, bɪkˈʌz ðə fˈæmɪli wʌz fˈaʊnd təbi wˈaɪdli pˌɑːlɪfaɪlˈɛɾɪk ɪn kˈɑːɹɹɪəfˌɪleɪlz.
The APG III system of 2009 made no change in the status of the family as compared to the APG II system of 2003 and the APG system of 1998, apart from a reassignment of several genera, such as the placement of Corrigiola and Telephium into Caryophyllaceae, Corbichonia in Lophiocarpaceae, Microtea into Microteaceae and Limeum in Limeaceae, because the family was found to be widely polyphyletic in Caryophyllales.