Acer velutinum

Acer velutinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Species:	A. velutinum
Binomial name
Acer velutinum Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms[1]
List Acer insigne Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne var. glabrescens Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. glabrescens (Boiss. & Buhse) Schwer. Acer insigne var. longiloba Bornm. Acer insigne var. obtusiloba Freyn & Sint. Acer insigne f. perckense Schwer. Acer insigne var. van-volxemii (Mast.) Pax Acer insigne var. velutinum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. velutinum (Boiss.) Bornm. Acer pseudoplatanus var. van-volxemii (Mast.) Wesm. Acer pulchrum G.Nicholson Acer van-volxemii Mast.

Acer velutinum, Velvet Maple or Persian Maple is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran.^[2] 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.^[3]

References

1. The Plant List, Acer velutinum Boiss.
2. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: Acer velutinum
3. Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of Fagus orientalis Forests after Cutting in Iran. J. Jpn. For. Soc. 77(2): 170-178. Available online

External links

• Acer velutinum in Plantarium Database - A Photo Guide.