Acer stachyophyllum is an Asian species of maple. It is native to China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Myanmar, northern India, Bhutan, and Nepal.[3]

Acer stachyophyllum
Closeup picture of green leaves with pink hue.
Close up picture of large green leaves.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Arguta
Species:
A. stachyophyllum
Binomial name
Acer stachyophyllum
Hiern 1875
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Acer muliense W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu
  • Acer tetramerum Pax
  • Acer betulifolium Maxim.

Acer stachyophyllum is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters tall with smooth yellow-brown bark. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are on separate trees. Leaves are non-compound, up to 11 cm wide and 6 cm across, thin and papery, sometimes with no lobes but sometimes with 3.[3]

Subspecies
  • Acer stachyophyllum subsp. betulifolium (Maxim.) P.C.DeJong — Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Myanmar
  • Acer stachyophyllum subsp. stachyophyllum — Hubei, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal

References edit

  1. ^ Chen, Y.; Gibbs, D. & Oldfield, S. (2018). "Acer stachyophyllum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T193873A2287852. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ^ The Plant List, Acer stachyophyllum Hiern
  3. ^ a b Flora of China, Acer stachyophyllum Hiern in J. D. Hooker, 1875. 毛叶枫 mao ye feng

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