Acereae are a tribe in the subfamily Hippocastanoideae in the family Sapindaceae. They were formerly considered the family Aceraceae, however, Recent research (Harrington et al. 2005[1]) has shown that while both Aceraceae and Hippocastanaceae are monophyletic in themselves, their removal from Sapindaceae sensu lato would leave Sapindaceae sensu stricto as a paraphyletic group, particularly with reference to the genus Xanthoceras, thus the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group now includes both the Aceraceae and the Hippocastanaceae in the Sapindaceae.
| Acereae | |
|---|---|
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| Field maple Acer campestre, in Ebsdorfergrund-Frauenberg, Hesse, Germany | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hippocastanoideae |
| Tribe: | Acereae |
| Genera | |
They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs. A common characteristic is that the leaves are opposite, and the fruit a schizocarp.[2]
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References
edit- ↑ Harrington, M. G., Edwards, K. J., Johnson, S. A., Chase, M. W., & Gadek, P. A. (2005). Phylogenetic inference in Sapindaceae sensu lato using plastid matK and rbcL DNA sequences. Systematic Botany 30: 366-382. Abstract.
- ↑ Aceraceae Archived February 26, 2006, at the Wayback Machine in L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards), The families of flowering plants.
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