Aceraceae

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The Aceraceae (Maple family) comprises between 120-150 species of trees and shrubs. A common character is that the leaves are opposite. The most important genus is Acer, containing all but two of the species. The remaining two are in Dipteronia.

As they are closely related to the Sapindaceae, several taxonomists (including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group) group the Aceraceae and the Hippocastanaceae in that family. Current evidence shows that both Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae are monophyletic, so they could be kept separate from Sapindaceae; it is a matter of taxonomic style.

External links

• [Aceraceae] in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). [The families of flowering plants:] descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.

 

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