Acer velutinum

Acer velutinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Acer
Series:	Acer ser. Acer
Species:	A. velutinum
Binomial name
	Acer velutinum; Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms
	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, the 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

^ "Acer velutinum Boiss.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
^ "Acer velutinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ 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 Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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