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Sapindaceae
A genus of a few species of deciduous trees, natives of eastern Asia and the Fiji Islands. They have alternate, pinnate or bipinnate leaves, and flowers in large terminal panicles; calyx unequally five-lobed; petals four; fruits bladder-like. Named after J. G. Koelreuter, a professor of botany at Karlsruhe, 1733-1806.
The genus is revised by F. G. Meyer in the Journal of the Arnold Arboretum, Vol. 57, pp. 129-66 (1976).
Some names used by Bean have now been superseded and are no longer familiar. To ensure that all plants can be easily found, under any name, we have cross-referenced to The Plant List, a collaboration between RBG Kew, Missouri Botanical Gardens and other organisations, which aims to provide a currently accepted name for any plant. Not all taxonomists will agree with all Plant List nomenclature, but it provides a baseline to compare names. For each species above, clicking on the Modern Name will link to the entry for that name on The Plant List website.
