Acer oliverianum
| Acer oliverianum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae[1] |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Species: | A. oliverianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acer oliverianum Pax | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acer serrulatum[2] | |
Acer oliverianum, common names Oliver's Maple and Oliver Maple, is broadleaf deciduous tree. It is a species of maple.[2][3]
Description
This species has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes. It grows up to 20 meters wilderness areas of Taiwan but usually only grows to 5 to 8 meters when cultivated.[2] It has more or less horizontal branches, and looks similar to Acer palmatum the Japanese Maple.
The leaves are opposite and simple being 6 to 10 cm across, with base truncate or cordate. The leaves are 5-lobed and palmate. The lobes are ovate, the middle lobe having 5 to 8 pairs of lateral veins with minor veins finely reticulate.[4]
Flowers are whitish with five sepals purplish in colour. They have five white petals and eight stamen that are longer than the petals.[4]
The fruit are glabrous ranging from 2.5 to 3 cm long that spread at a wide angle.[4]
Distribution
Acer oliverianum is found in forests and valleys from 1000 to 2000 metres. It is a native of Taiwan[2] and China, and is found in such regions as Anhui, Fujian, southern Gansu, Guizhou, southern Henan, western Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, southern Shaanxi, Sichuan, coastal and northern Taiwan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.[4]
References
- ↑ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Acer oliverianum : Twining Vine Garden
- ↑ Acer oliverianum - Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Acer oliverianum, Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS