Iyali Podocarpaceae kalma ce ta tsiro wanda ke nufin rukuni na bishiyoyi da shrubs. Iyalin sun ƙunshi nau'ikan tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire kusan 200, waɗanda galibi ana rarraba su a Kudancin Kudancin, musamman a Kudancin Amurka, Afirka, Ostiraliya, da New Zealand. , waɗanda yawanci ana shirya su a cikin tsarin karkace akan tushe. Tsire-tsire kuma suna samar da ƙananan sifofi masu kama da mazugi waɗanda ke ɗauke da iri. Waɗannan tsire-tsire suna da mahimmancin tushen katako kuma ana amfani da su a cikin kayan lambu na ado.