ACERACEAE
Polygamous trees. Leaves simple or pinnately compound, opposite, palmately or pinnately veined, petiolate, deciduous-stipulate. Inflorescence a raceme, panicle, or umbellate fascicle. Flowers small, usually imperfect, occasionally perfect, regular, pedicellate. Sepals 5; petals absent or 5 inserted on a nectariferous disk; stamens 4-10; carpels 2, stigmas 2, style usually solitary, ovary superior, compressed, 2-locular, 4-ovulate. Fruit a schizocarp composed of 2, 1-seeded samaras.
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