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Sapindaceae
Family of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera[2] and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.
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Sapindaceae | |
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Litchi chinensis leaves and fruit | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae Juss. |
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Diversity | |
1,900+ species in ca. 140 genera | |
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The range of Sapindaceae |
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The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots.[citation needed] The largest genera are Serjania, Paullinia, Allophylus and Acer.