《园林树木学西农--吉文丽》被子植物门6.pptVIP

 The Hippocastanaceae is a small family of trees (rarely shrubs). A feature of the family is the palmate compound leaves,opposite.乔木,稀灌木，掌状复叶对生，花杂性同株，顶生圆锥花序，蒴果3裂，种子大。 2属约30种，中国1属约10种。 七叶树属 Aesculus Aesculus are woody plants from 4 to 36m tall, and have stout shoots; opposite, palmately divided leaves; and showy insect-pollinated flowers, with four or five petals fused into a lobed corolla tube. The fruit is a rich glossy brown to blackish-brown nut 2–5 cm diameter, usually globose with one nut in a green or brown husk, but sometimes two nuts together in one husk; the point of attachment of