Acer sino-oblongum

South China Maple
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae[1]
Genus: Acer
Species: A. sino-oblongum
Binomial name
Acer sino-oblongum
F.P.Metcalf 1932

Acer sino-oblongum (South China Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to China's Guangdong Province and Hong Kong.[2]

Acer sino-oblongum is a short tree up to 7 meters tall. The leaves are elliptical and waxy, unlobed and untoothed unlike the multi-lobed leaves found on most maples. The tree occurs naturally in coastal evergreen forests.[2][3]

References

  1. ↑ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]. mobot.org
  2. 1 2 Flora of China, Acer sino-oblongum F. P. Metcalf, 1932. 滨海枫 bin hai feng
  3. ↑ Metcalf, Franklin Post 1932. Lingnan Science Journal 11(2): 202–203

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