Esta familia esta conformada por 19 géneros y cerca de 185 especies. La familia presenta una enorme variabilidad en formas de crecimiento, como ejemplo se puede citar la única conífera parásita (Parasitaxus ustus), las coniferas más pequeñas (Lepidothamnus), así como enormes árboles de hasta 50m de altura (Dacrydium). La familia se distribuye principalmente en el hemisferio sur, y el género mas numeroso en especies es Podocarpus (100 spp.).

En Chile existen 5 especies nativas repartidas en 3 géneros, uno de ellos monotípico (Saxegothaea).

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