Family · Rosids
Sapindaceae
Maple, lychee, horse chestnut
Diverse woody and climbing plants, many with saponins; includes maples, horse chestnuts, lychee and soapberries.
- Accepted species
- 1,988accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 143accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈61 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Southern Americamost native species · WGSRPD
Open Sapindaceae in the treePan, zoom and dig into its genera in the interactive view.›
Largest genera
Serjania253 spp.
Allophylus212 spp.
Paullinia185 spp.
Acer166 spp.
Dodonaea72 spp.
Guioa69 spp.
Cupania57 spp.
Talisia52 spp.
Matayba47 spp.
Cupaniopsis46 spp.
Deinbollia40 spp.
Alectryon32 spp.
Chytranthus32 spp.
Lepisanthes31 spp.
Harpullia27 spp.
Thouinia27 spp.
Nephelium23 spp.
Lepidocupania21 spp.
Placodiscus21 spp.
Elattostachys20 spp.
Sapindus20 spp.
Urvillea20 spp.
Mischocarpus19 spp.
Rhysotoechia19 spp.
Tina19 spp.
Aesculus18 spp.
Arytera18 spp.
Atalaya16 spp.
Pancovia13 spp.
Thinouia13 spp.
Toulicia13 spp.
Sarcopteryx12 spp.
Diploglottis11 spp.
Eriocoelum11 spp.
Beguea10 spp.
Melicoccus10 spp.
Erythrophysa9 spp.
Plagioscyphus9 spp.
Podonephelium9 spp.
Cardiospermum8 spp.
Glenniea8 spp.
Lepiderema8 spp.
Lychnodiscus8 spp.
Molinaea8 spp.
Sarcotoechia8 spp.
Aporrhiza7 spp.
Dimocarpus7 spp.
Thouinidium7 spp.
Chouxia6 spp.
Lepidopetalum6 spp.
Macphersonia6 spp.
Paranephelium6 spp.
Stadtmannia6 spp.
Toechima6 spp.
Trigonachras6 spp.
Camptolepis5 spp.
Diplopeltis5 spp.
Doratoxylon5 spp.
Haplocoelum5 spp.
Storthocalyx5 spp.
The 83 smaller genera are in the interactive tree.
Where it grows
- Southern America750
- Asia-Tropical390
- Africa362
- Australasia220
- Asia-Temperate203
- Northern America161
- Pacific115
- Europe18
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Sapindaceae sits in the order Sapindales.