The PEDIGREE of
Genus Acer (Maple)

     (source of pulpwood, musical tonewood, hardwood, bonsai, syrup, honeybee survival, etc.)

 "Child(ren)":       Sugar Maple   ;   maple sycamore   ;   etc.   ;   128 species altogether
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/-- Clade of Stomatophytes and Hornworts   +====> [ 65]
/-- Interkingdom Polysporangiophytes
/-- Infrakingdom of Tracheophytes (Vascular Plants)
/-- Subphylum Euphyllophytina (Ferns & Seed Plants)
/-- Superdivision of Spermatophytes (Seed Plants)
/-- Division of Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
/-- Subdivision of Mesangiospermae
/   / OR: prob. not Class Magnoliopsida   +====> [ 72]
/-- Cohort of Eudicots
/-- Infracohort Pentapetalae
/-- Subclass Rosidae
/-- Infraclass Malvidae
/-- Order Sapindales
/-- Family Sapindaceae (Soapberry family, incl. Lychee, Maple, etc.)
/-- Subfamily Hippocastanoideae (Maple & Horse-chestnut)
/-- Tribe Acereae
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- Genus Acer (Maple)
 

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