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Hence the Illawarra flame tree became Sterculia acerifolia. [15] Von Mueller maintained his recognition of Brachychiton as a separate genus. [14] German botanist Otto Kuntze challenged the generic name Sterculia in 1891, on the grounds that the name Clompanus took precedence. He republished the Illawarra flame tree as Clompanus Haenkeana. [16]
The largely temperate genera formerly separated in the families Aceraceae (Acer, Dipteronia) and Hippocastanaceae (Aesculus, Billia, Handeliodendron) were included within a more broadly circumscribed Sapindaceae by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group. [8] Recent research has confirmed the inclusion of these genera in the Sapindaceae. [4] [5]
Acer is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the soapberry family Sapindaceae . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are approximately 132 species , most of which are native to Asia , [ 3 ] with a number also appearing in Europe , northern Africa , and North America .
Field maple Acer campestre, in Ebsdorfergrund-Frauenberg, Hesse, Germany. Aceraceae were recognized as a family of flowering plants also called the maple family.They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs.
Acer palmatum is deciduous, with the growth habit of a shrub or small tree reaching heights of 6 to 10 m (20 to 33 ft), rarely 16 m (52 ft), reaching a mature width of 4.5 to 10 m (15 to 33 ft), [8] often growing as an understory plant in shady woodlands. It may have multiple trunks joining close to the ground.
Acer negundo, also known as the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America from Canada to Honduras. [3] It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, ash-like compound leaves.
Javan rhinos are herbivores and eat plants. Their diet includes soft twigs, shoots, young leaves, and fallen fruit. Because they require a lot of calories to support their massive bodies (2,000 to ...
Flame of the forest, a list of similarly named plants; The Flame Trees of Thika, a 1981 British television serial This page was last edited on 10 ...
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