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n. - A family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples.

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  • For instance, coconuts (Cocos nucifera, Aceraceae) can travel up to thousands of kilometers on the ocean before settling on land and germinating.
  • The family best represented in the upper canopy of these habitats is the Fagaceae, with important contributions from the Magnoliaceae, Aceraceae, Podocarpaceae,...
  • Associated with the hemlock and fir are a moderate diversity of broadleaf trees, with the most species belonging to the Aceraceae, Hippocastanaceae, Fagaceae,...
  • The Aceraceae, or maple family, and the Hippocastanaceae, or horse chestnut family don't exist, and that both trees belong in the mainly tropical Sapindaceae, chiefly...
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