Acer_kungshanense

<i>Acer sterculiaceum</i>

Acer sterculiaceum

Species of maple

Acer sterculiaceum, commonly known as Franchet’s maple[2] or Himalayan maple,[citation needed] is a species of maple tree in the soapberry family. It is indigenous to Bhutan, northern India, and southwestern and central China (Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).[3]

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Acer sterculiaceum grows at altitudes of 1,800–3,100 metres (5,900–10,200 ft). It is a tree up to 20 meters tall with dark gray or grayish-brown bark. Leaves are palmately lobed, usually with 3 or 5 lobes but occasionally 7. Leaves are up to 20 cm long, thick and a bit leathery, dark green and hairless on the top, lighter green and woolly on the underside.[3][2]

Subspecies[1]
  • Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii (Pax) A.E.Murray - central and southwestern China
  • Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum - Yunnan, Tibet, Bhutan, India
  • Acer sterculiaceum subsp. thomsonii (Miq.) A.E.Murray - northern India

References

  1. [1]
    The Plant List, Acer sterculiaceum Wall.
  2. [2]
    Douglas Justice, 2010. Qingling maple, Acer tsinglingense, or Franchet's maple, Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii. Arnoldia 68(2):57-58
  3. [3]
    Flora of China, Acer sterculiaceum Wallich, 1830. 苹婆枫 ping po feng
  • "Acer sterculiaceum". Plants for a Future.
  • Encyclopedia of Life
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