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Acer pectinatum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Sapindaceae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Sapindales

Genus
  
ACer

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Acer laevigatum, Acer caudatum, Acer barbinerve, Acer stachyophyllum, Acer distylum

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.

Acer pectinatum is a tree up to 8 meters tall, with brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges.

Subspecies
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. forrestii (Diels) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum (Pax) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) A.E.Murray - see Acer maximowiczii
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. pectinatum - Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. taronense (Hub.-Mor.) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar
  • References

    Acer pectinatum Wikipedia