Sapindaceae – Maple family Flashcards
1
Q
Common characteristics of the Sapindaceae family?
A
-flowers are extremely variable
-typically separate male and female flowers, sometimes on different plants
-4-5 sepals and petals, 4-10 stamens, often with hairy stalks
-varying fruits: winged samaras, spiny capsules, inflated, papery capsules
-leaves are almost always compound, either pinnately or palmately arranged
-petioles have a somewhat swollen base
2
Q
Silver Maple
A
Acer saccharinum
3
Q
Red Maple
A
Acer rubrum
4
Q
Freeman Maple
A
Acer xfreemanii
5
Q
Sugar Maple
A
Acer saccharum
6
Q
Norway Maple
A
Acer platanoides
7
Q
Hybrid Korean Maple
A
Acer xpseudosieboldianum
8
Q
Box Elder
A
Acer negundo
9
Q
Amur Maple
A
Acer ginnala
10
Q
Three-Flowered Maple
A
Acer triflorum
