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Acer hyrcanum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Genus
  
Acer

Order
  
Sapindales

Family
  
Sapindaceae

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Maple, Acer heldreichii, Acer stachyophyllum, Acer campbellii, Acer trautvetteri

Acer hyrcanum is a maple species sometimes referred to as Balkan maple. It grows in southeastern Europe and western Asia.

Acer hyrcanum is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters (50 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) across, usually 5-lobed but occasionally with only 3 lobes, dark green on top, lighter green underneath because of a layer of wax.

Subspecies
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. hyrcanum - Armenia; Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (Pančić) Palam. - Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. keckianum (Asch. & Sint. ex Pax) Yalt. - Turkey
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. reginae-amaliae (Orph. ex Boiss.) E.Murray - Greece
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. sphaerocaryum Yalt. - Turkey
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. stevenii (Pojark.) E.Murray - Crimea
  • Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricolum (Boiss. & Balansa) Yalt. - Lebanon; Syria; Turkey

    • References

    Acer hyrcanum Wikipedia
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