Hippocastanaceae
Genera : 2
Species: 13
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Distribution: Mainly north
temperate, with one genus extending into northern South America.
Economic Uses: As the source
of buckeyes and horsechestnuts and used as a timber tree in the
southeastern US.
Defining
Features of Interest: The family is
distinctive in the order Sapindales because of its leathery fruit,
its palmate leaves and its large seeds.
Fossil Evidence:No known
fossil record.
