Knowra Sapindaceae Sapindaceae Sapindaceae is a family of flowering plants that includes maples, soapberries, horse chestnuts, and lychees. Its members range from trees and shrubs to lianas.
Sapindales : Sapindales is an order of flowering plants that includes Sapindaceae and several other families. Sapindaceae belongs to this order alongside citrus, rue, and frankincense relatives.
Maple : Maples are deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Acer, known for opposite leaves and winged fruits. Acer, the maple genus, is one of the family's largest and best-known lineages.
Soapberry : Soapberries are fruits of several Sapindaceae genera whose saponins produce a lather in water. Their natural surfactants gave the family its name and have served as soap.
Sapindaceae phylogeny : Sapindaceae phylogeny is the evolutionary history and branching relationships of the family’s lineages. Molecular studies helped unite groups once treated as separate families.
Angiosperm : An angiosperm is a flowering plant whose seeds develop enclosed within an ovary. The family is part of the flowering plants, the largest major group of land plants.
Lychee : Lychee is a tropical fruit tree, Litchi chinensis, native to southern China and Southeast Asia. Its edible aril makes this Sapindaceae member a major cultivated fruit.
Maple syrup : Maple syrup is a concentrated sweetener made by boiling sap, chiefly from sugar maple trees. It is a major food product from the maple branch of Sapindaceae.
Aceraceae : Aceraceae was the traditional plant family containing maples, now generally included within Sapindaceae. Its former separation shows how molecular and morphological evidence reshaped family boundaries.
Compound leaf : A compound leaf has a blade divided into two or more distinct leaflets. Compound leaves are common in many Sapindaceae, including horse chestnuts and lychees.
Longan : Longan is the tropical fruit tree Dimocarpus longan, cultivated for its sweet, translucent aril. Like lychee, it is an edible-fruited member of the soapberry subfamily.
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