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266.0000 Family Sapindaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 246 (1789), nom. cons.
157 genera, ca. 1900 spp. Systematics following Buerki et al. 2021
Species listed in database: 1956; hybrids: 16
= Aceraceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 250 (1789), nom. cons.
= Aesculaceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 891, 1093, 1126 (1835)
= Aesculaceae D.L.Fu; Amer. J. Agric. Forest. 12(5): 352 (2024), nom. illeg.
= Allophylaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 19 (1820)
= Dodonaeaceae Kunth ex Small; Fl. S.E. U.S. [Small] 724, 737 (1903), nom. cons.
= Hippocastanaceae A.Rich.; Bot. Méd. 680 (1823), nom. cons.
= Koelreuteriaceae J.Agardh; Theoria Syst. Pl. 227 (1858)
= Ornitrophaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 443 (1820)
= Paviaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat. 100 (1834)
= Xanthocerataceae Buerki, Callm. & Lowry; Pl. Ecol. Evol. 143: 155 (2010), Family
266.2101 Genus Acer L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1054 (1753)
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere from subarctic areas of Europe and Alaska to C-America and S-Asia. There are several conflicting systems in use, causing much taxonomic confusion, especially in China.
Species listed in database: 140; hybrids: 9
= Argentacer Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 825 (1933)
= Crula Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 110 (1911)
= Euacer Opiz; Oekon. Neuigk. Verh. 1838: 522 (1839)
= Negundium Raf.; Atlantic J. 1: 176 (1833)
= Negundo Boehm.; Def. Gen. Pl., ed. 3: 508 (1760)
= Negundo Moench; Methodus [Moench] 334 (1794)
= Rufacer Small; Man. S.E. Fl. [Small] 825 (1933)
= Rulac Adans.; Fam. Pl. [Adanson] 2: 383 (1763)
= Saccharodendron Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 182 (1914)
= Sacchrosphendamnus Nieuwl.; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 183, 379, in obs. (1914)

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