Acer pectinatum

Acer pectinatum
	Acer pectinatum ssp. forrestii,; branchlets and autumn leaves with; reflecting water in the background
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	ACer
Species:	A. pectinatum
Binomial name
	Acer pectinatum; Wall. ex G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. ex Pax 1886
Synonyms
	List Acer forrestii Diels ; Acer laxiflorum Pax ; Acer maximowiczii Pax ; Acer urophyllum Maxim. ; Acer chienii Hu & W.C.Cheng ; Acer chloranthum Merr. ; Acer taronense Hand.-Mazz. ;

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.^[3]

Acer pectinatum is a tree up to 8 meters tall, with brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges.^[3]

Subspecies^[2]^[3]

Acer pectinatum subsp. forrestii (Diels) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum (Pax) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
Acer pectinatum subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) A.E.Murray - see Acer maximowiczii
Acer pectinatum subsp. pectinatum - Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal
Acer pectinatum subsp. taronense (Hub.-Mor.) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar

References

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[1] Tropicos, Acer pectinatum

[u-2] The Plant List, Acer pectinatum Wall. ex G.Nicholson

[e-3] Flora of China, Acer pectinatum Wallich ex G. Nicholson, 1881. 篦齿枫 bi chi feng

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