ムクロジ科(Sapindaceae)は、旧トチノキ科(Hippocastanaceae)と旧カエデ科 (Aceraceae) を統合する形で拡大された科で(APG-III,2009; Buerki et al,2010)、現在では4亜科114属約1900種に整理されていて、カエデ属(Acer)とトチノキ属(Aesculus)はトチノキ亜科(Hippocastanoideae)の所属になっています(Buerki et al,2021)。
維管束植物の分類【概要、小葉植物と大葉シダ植物、裸子植物、被子植物(APG-IV体系)】【生物系統樹】
【ムクロジ目(Sapindales) ムクロジ科(Sapindaceae)】
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