41) Malvaceae (incl. 42) Tiliaceae) 40) Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Sapindaceae (incl. 44) Aceraceae) 43) Anacardiaceae Eurosids II

43) Anacardiaceae Cashew, Sumac or Poison-Ivy Family Trees, shrubs or lianas Well developed resin canals in bark and large veins of leaves; resin clear, drying black, often causing dermatitis Flowers imperfect, plants dioecious; 5-merous Stamens inserted beneath a disc surrounding the ovary; ovary unilocular (one chamber)

Examples Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron vernex (poison sumac) Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy) Rhus typhinum Pistachio chinensis Anacardium occidentale (cashew)

Rhus typhina

Rhus typhina

Toxicodendron radicans – poison ivy

Toxicodendron vernix – poison sumac

Pistacio chinensis – pistacio nut

Anacardium occidentale - cashew

44) Aceraceae (now included in Sapindaceae) Maple Family Trees or shrubs Leaves opposite, usually simple with palmate venation; some pinnately compound Flowers actinomorphic, imperfect (usually monoecious) Fruit a winged schizocarp

Examples Aceraceae Acer saccharum (sugar maple) Acer saccharoides (silver maple) Acer rubrum (red maple) Acer negundo (box elder)

Acer rubrum

Acer pennsylvanicum

Acer platanoides – pistillate inflorescence

17) Ranunculaceae Caryophyllid Clade 24) Viscaceae Rosid Clade Asterid Clade 18) Papaveraceae Eudicots (Tricolpates)

45) Ericaceae Asterids I Asterids II 46 Sarraceniaceae Asterid Clade (Sympetalae)

45) Ericaceae Heath Family Trees or shrubs Leaves usually alternate, evergreen or deciduous, often leathery and revolute (rolled under at the margins); stipules absent Sepals 4 or 5; petals 4 or 5 fused; corolla often urceolate (urn) or campanulate (bell); flowers usually pendulous Stamens often twice as many as the petals, anthers opening by terminal pores Carpels 2-10, fused; ovary superior to inferior

Examples Ericaceae Vaccinium (blueberry, cranberry) Kalmia (mountain laurel) Rhododendron (rhododendron and azalea) Andromeda (bog-rosemary)

Cassiopea mertansiana

Erica ciliaris

Enkianthus spp.

Erica cinerea and Calluna vulgaris – British heathland plants

Vaccinium angustifolium – lowbush blueberry

Vaccinium myrtilloides – velvet-leaf blueberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon - cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Rhododendron caucasicum

Rhododendron maximum

Rhododendron – pollen is released through terminal pores in anthers

Cavendishia quereme