Their inclusions make the Clusiaceae in a wide - sense polyphyletic .
Stevens 's subfamilies need to be recognised at family level : Clusioideae as Clusiaceae sensu stricto ; Hypericoideae as Hypericaceae ; and Kielmeyeroideae as Calophyllaceae .
Their inclusions make the Clusiaceae in a wide - sense polyphyletic , and Stevens 's subfamilies need to be recognised at family level : Clusioideae as Clusiaceae sensu stricto ; Hypericoideae as Hypericaceae ; and Kielmeyeroideae as Calophyllaceae .