Coriaria is the sole genus in the family Coriariaceae.described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. It includes subshrubs, shrubs and small trees, with a widespread but disjunct distribution across warm temperate regions of the world, occurring as far apart as the Mediterranean region, southern and eastern Asia, New Zealand (where some are alpine species), the Pacific Ocean islands, and Central and South America.

Coriaria is the sole genus in the family Coriariaceae.described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. It includes subshrubs, shrubs and small trees, with a widespread but disjunct distribution across warm temperate regions of the world, occurring as far apart as the Mediterranean region, southern and eastern Asia, New Zealand (where some are alpine species), the Pacific Ocean islands, and Central and South America.