Acer pentaphyllum
Acer pentaphyllum | |
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Acer pentaphyllum in the Quarryhill Botanical Garden | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae[1] |
Genus: | Acer |
Species: | A. pentaphyllum |
Binomial name | |
Acer pentaphyllum | |
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Acer pentaphyllum (五小叶枫 wu xiao ye feng) is a very rare, endangered maple species endemic to southwestern Sichuan, China, at altitudes of 2300–2900 meters. It is a tree that grows to 10 meters in height, with leaflet blades 5-8 × 1.5–2 cm, narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate.
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/.
- Acer pentaphyllum, Diels, Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem. 11: 212. 1931.
- The Plant List entry
- Flora of China entry