ðɪ ˌeɪpˌiːdʒˈiː ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː sˈɪstəm ʌv tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, fɔːɹ ˈɪnstəns, ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzᵻz sˈʌtʃ ɐ fˈæmɪli ænd ɐsˈaɪnz ɪt tə ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ kˈɑːɹɹɪəfˌɪleɪlz ɪnðə klˈeɪd kˈoːɹ jˈuːdɪkˌɑːts, ˈæftɚ fᵻlˈiːp kˈʌeɪnˌaʊd sˈiːkwənst ɐ fɹˈæɡmənt ʌvðə mˈæt kˈeɪ dʒˈiːn ɛkstɹˈæktᵻd fɹʌm ɐ sˈiːd dᵻpˈɑːzɪɾᵻd ɪnðə kjˈuː hɜːbˈɛɹiəm ænd ʃˈoʊd ðæt bɑːɹbjˈuːiə dʌznˌɑːt bᵻlˈɔŋ ɪn fˈaɪɾəlˌækeɪsˌiː.
The APG II system of 2003, for instance, recognizes such a family and assigns it to the order Caryophyllales in the clade core eudicots, after Philippe Cuénoud sequenced a fragment of the matK gene (extracted from a seed deposited in the Kew herbarium) and showed that Barbeuia does not belong in Phytolaccaceae.