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Sapindaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon *Sapindaceae A.L. de Jussieu. Common name: Soapberry Family.

Key to Sapindaceae

A family of about 133-141 genera and 1465-1900 species, trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs, primarily of tropical (rarely temperate) regions of the Old World and New World. APG III (2009), Acevedo-Rodríguez et al. (2011), APG IV (2016), Buerki et al. (2021), and others have recently included Hippocastanaceae and Aceraceae in the Sapindaceae; though Buerki et al. (2009, 2010) made a well-reasoned case for recognition of the segregate families Xanthocerataceae, Aceraceae, Hippocastanaceae, Sapindaceae, and as more diagnosable families with long traditional usage (except Xanthocerataceae).

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References: Acevedo-Rodríguez et al. (2011) In Kubitzki (2011); Brizicky (1963); Buerki et al. (2009); Buerki et al. (2010); Buerki et al. (2021). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Sapindaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Acer
image #3 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Aesculus | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Sapindaceae© Aidan Campos | Dodonaea viscosa source
image #5 of Sapindaceae© Gary P. Fleming | Koelreuteria | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Sapindaceae© Aidan Campos | Cardiospermum source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Sapindaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Koelreuteria CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #8 of Sapindaceae© Tara Rose Littlefield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tara Rose Littlefield | Aesculus flava source | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Exothea paniculata | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Sapindaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Cupania glabra | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Exothea paniculata | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Sapindaceae© Keith Bradley | Acer | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Sapindaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Cardiospermum CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #15 of Sapindaceae© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Dodonaea elaeagnoides source | Original Image ⭷
image #16 of Sapindaceae© Douglas Goldman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Douglas Goldman | Dodonaea elaeagnoides source | Original Image ⭷
image #17 of Sapindaceae© Alison Northup, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alison Northup | Serjania brachycarpa source | Original Image ⭷
image #18 of Sapindaceae© Bruce Sorrie | Ungnadia speciosa | Original Image ⭷
image #19 of Sapindaceae© Cody Stricker, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cody Stricker | Urvillea ulmacea source | Original Image ⭷
image #20 of Sapindaceae© Jay Horn, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Jay Horn | Cupaniopsis anacardioides source | Original Image ⭷
image #21 of Sapindaceae© Alan Cressler: Aesculus glabra (dwarf), fruit, Lost Mountain, Cobb County, Georgia 1 by Alan Cressler | Aesculus source | Original Image ⭷

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