Kingdom Plantae Genus Acer Rank Species | Family Sapindaceae Scientific name Acer velutinum Order Sapindales | |
Similar Maple, Acer cappadocicum, Alnus subcordata, Acer hyrcanum, Acer heldreichii |
Acer velutinum, velvet maple or Persian maple is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran. It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.
It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall.
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