Sapindales
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This tree diagram shows the relationships between several groups of organisms.
The root of the current tree connects the organisms featured in this tree to their containing group and the rest of the Tree of Life. The basal branching point in the tree represents the ancestor of the other groups in the tree. This ancestor diversified over time into several descendent subgroups, which are represented as internal nodes and terminal taxa to the right.
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Gadek, P. A., E. S. Fernando, C. J. Quinn, S. B. Hoot, T. Terrazas, M. C. Sheahan, and M. W. Chase. 1996. Sapindales: Molecular delimitation and infraordinal groups. American Journal of Botany 83:802-811.
Savolainen, V., M. W. Chase, S. B. Hoot, C. M. Morton, D. E. Soltis, C. Bayer, M. F. Fay, A. Y. De Bruijn, S. Sullivan, and Y. L. Qiu. 2000a. Phylogenetics of flowering plants based on combined analysis of plastid atpB and rbcL gene sequences. Systematic Biology 49:306-362.
Savolainen, V., M. F. Fay, D. C. Albach, A. Backlund, M. van der Bank, K. M. Cameron, S. A. Johnson, M. D. Lledó, J.-C. Pintaud, M. Powell, M. C. Sheahan, D. E. Soltis, P. S. Soltis, P. Weston, W. M. Whitten, K. J. Wurdack, and M. W. Chase. 2000b. Phylogeny of the eudicots: a nearly complete familial analysis based on rbcl gene sequences. Kew Bulletin 55:257-309.
Soltis, D. E., P. S. Soltis, M. W. Chase, M. E. Mort, D. C. Albach, M. Zanis, V. Savolainen, W. H. Hahn, S. B. Hoot, M. F. Fay, M. Axtell, S. M. Swensen, L. M. Prince, W. J. Kress, K. C. Nixon, and J. S. Farris. 2000. Angiosperm phylogeny inferred from 18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB sequences. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 133:381-461.
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Scientific Name | Aesculus californica |
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Comments | California buckeye (Sapindaceae) |
Creator | Photograph by G. Dallas and Margaret Hanna |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
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© 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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Scientific Name | Dictamnus dasycarpus |
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Location | Near Barabash-Levada village, Pogranichny distr., Primorsky Territory (Russian Federation) |
Comments | Rutaceae |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
Copyright |
© 1999
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Scientific Name | Bursera microphylla |
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Location | Baja California, La Gringa, near (Mexico) |
Comments | Elephant tree (Burseraceae) |
Creator | Photograph by Glenn Vargas |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source Collection | CalPhotos |
Copyright |
© 1999 California Academy of Sciences
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2002. Sapindales. Version 01 January 2002 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Sapindales/21051/2002.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/