Acer sterculiaceum

Acer sterculiaceum
	Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Species:	A. sterculiaceum
Binomial name
	Acer sterculiaceum; Wall. 1830 not K. Koch 1869
Synonyms
	List Acer villosum Wall. 1830 not J. Presl & C. Presl 1822 ; Acer franchetii Pax ; Acer huianum W.P.Fang & C.C.Hsieh ; Acer kungshanense W.P.Fang & C.Y.Chang ; Acer kungshanense var. acuminatilobum (W.P.Fang & Chow) W.P.Fang ; Acer lungshengense W.P.Fang & L.C.Hu ; Acer schoenermarkiae Pax ; Acer schoenermarkiae var. oxycolpum Hand.-Mazz. ; Acer tsinglingense W.P.Fang & C.C.Hsieh ; Acer platanifolium Griff. 1848 not Stokes 1812 ; Acer thomsonii Miq. ;

Acer sterculiaceum (Franchet’s maple, Himalayan maple, 苹婆枫) is a species of maple tree in the sandalwood family. It is indigenous to Bhutan, northern India, and southwestern and central China (Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).^[2]

Acer sterculiaceum grows at altitudes of 1,800–3,100 metres (5,900–10,200 ft). It is a tree up to 20 meters tall with dark gray or grayish-brown bark. Leaves are palmately lobed, usually with 3 or 5 lobes but occasionally 7. Leaves are up to 20 cm long, thick and a bit leathery, dark green and hairless on the top, lighter green and woolly on the underside.^[2]^[3]

Subspecies^[1]

Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii (Pax) A.E.Murray - central and southwestern China
Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum - Yunnan, Tibet, Bhutan, India
Acer sterculiaceum subsp. thomsonii (Miq.) A.E.Murray - northern India

References

External links

[j-1] The Plant List, Acer sterculiaceum Wall.

[z-2] Flora of China, Acer sterculiaceum Wallich, 1830. 苹婆枫 ping po feng

[3] Douglas Justice, 2010. Qingling maple, Acer tsinglingense, or Franchet's maple, Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii. Arnoldia 68(2):57-58

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