Acer komarovii

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Acer komarovii
Here given as Acer tschonoskii subsp. koreanum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:
A. komarovii
Binomial name
Acer komarovii
Synonyms[2]

Acer tschonoskii subsp. koreanum A.E.Murray

Acer komarovii, the Korean butterfly maple, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Acer, native to Manchuria, the Korean peninsula, and Primorsky Krai in Russia.[2] It can be distinguished from other members of the Acer tschonoskii species complex by having racemes with 6 to 8 flowers, and samara wings that average 12 m long (ranging between 10 and 17 mm), and 7 mm wide (ranging between 6 and 9 mm).[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ V.L.Komarov (ed.), Fl. URSS 14: 746 (1949)
  2. ^ a b "Acer komarovii Pojark". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ Chang, Chin-Sung; Kim, HUI (2003). "Analysis of morphological variation of the Acer tschonoskii complex in eastern Asia: Implications of inflorescence size and number of flowers within sect. Macrantha". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 143: 29–42. doi:10.1046/j.1095-8339.2003.00191.x. Key to the Acer tschonoskii complex