You are responsible for the following pertinent material presented in the Judd et al. text:
- Aceraceae, see family Sapindaceae — 3rd edition, 438–440; 2nd ed., 418–421
- Apiaceae — 3rd edition 495–499; 2nd ed. 470–473)
Also, view Digital Flowers for Aceraceae and Apiaceae.
ACERACEAE
Judd et al. include the Aceraceae within the Sapindaceae (soapberry family) as subfamily Aceroideae. This follows cladistic theory, which states that a group that is recognized in a cladistic classification must be monophyletic (that is, contain all the descendants of the most recent common ancestor of that group). However, in this class you are only expected to know the characteristics of the Aceraceae in the narrow sense, such as that given in your class notes and in Digital Flowers.
- Cladogram of Sapindaceae (Fig. 70, Zomlefer, 1994)
- Class Notes: Aceraceae
- Class Notes: Aceraceae examples
- Drawing of Aceraceae (Acer rubrum; Fig. 68, Zomlefer, 1994)
APIACEAE or UMBELLIFERAE
The order Apiales includes two closely related families: Apiaceae and Araliaceae. Some authors include the Araliaceae within the Apiaceae; however, the 3rd editon of Judd. Et al. treats them as separate families. We will only cover the Apiaceae in this class.
- Class Notes: Apiaceae
- Class Notes: Apiaceae examples
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- Drawing of Apiaceae (Fig. 88, Zomlefer, 1994)
- Cladogram of Apiaceae (Fig. 90, Zomlefer)
- Relationships within core Apiaceae (Downie et al. 2001)
- Tribes and clades within core Apiaceae (Downie et al. 2001)
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