WOOD ANATOMY OF TREES AND SHRUBS FROM CHINA .7. SAPINDACEAE

The wood anatomy of 24 species belonging to 18 genera of the Sapindace ae native to China is described. Despite the wood anatomical homogenei ty of the Chinese taxa of the family, it is possible to key out indivi dual genera as long as the unknown material is confined to Chinese spe cies. In general, the wood of Sapindaceae is characterised by diffuse- porous vessel distribution, simple perforations, alternate intervessel pits, commonly septate libriform fibres, usually scanty paratracheal parenchyma, mainly uniseriate rays and prismatic crystals common in ch ambered parenchyma and or fibres. The two taxa from temperate regions are-ring-porous.