Aphyllocladus is in the Mutisieae tribe, within the Mutisioideae subfamily (mainly native in South America) and Asteraceae family, under the Asterales order.
Tribe: Mutisieae Subfamily: Mutisioideae Family: Asteraceae Order: Asterales This subfamily is mainly native in South America, except for Adenocaulon, Chaptalia, Gerbera, Trichocline, which have species in all continents other than Europe and Antarctica. 
