Acer sino-oblongum

South China Maple
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae[1]
Genus: Acer
Species: Acer sino-oblongum

Acer sino-oblongum (South China Maple) is a species of evergreen maple tree native to China's Guangdong Province and Hong Kong.[2] The leaves are elliptical and waxy, unlike the multi-lobed leaves found on most maples. The tree occurs naturally in coastal evergreen forests.[2]

  1. Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]. mobot.org
  2. 2.0 2.1 Taxonomical description of Acer sino-oblongum