Acer pauciflorum

Acer pauciflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: A. pauciflorum
Binomial name
Acer pauciflorum
W.P.Fang 1932
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Acer changhuaense (W.P.Fang & M.Y.Fang) W.P.Fang & P.L.Chiu
  • Acer pauciflorum var. changhuaense W.P.Fang & M.Y.Fang
  • Acer pubipalmatum W.P.Fang

Acer pauciflorum is an Asian species of maple in the sandalwood family. It has been found only in the Provinces of Anhui and Zhejiang in eastern China.[2]

Acer pauciflorum is a multi-stemmed tree up to 15 meters tall. Leaves are up to 55 mm across, deeply cut into lobes, each leaf usually with 5 lobes but occasionally 7. Leaves are dark green on top but covered with white wool on the underside.[2][3]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Acer pauciflorum.
  1. The Plant List, Acer pauciflorum W.P.Fang
  2. 1 2 3 Flora of China, Acer pauciflorum W. P. Fang, 1932. 稀花枫 xi hua feng
  3. Fang, Wen Pei 1932. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China : Botanical Series 7: 166
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