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Acer elegantulum

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Acer elegantulum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Palmata
Series: Acer ser. Palmata
Species:
A. elegantulum
Binomial name
Acer elegantulum
Synonyms[1]

Acer elegantulum is an uncommon Asian species of maple. It has been found only in eastern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang).[1]

Acer elegantulum is a tree up to 15 meters tall. Leaves are non-compound, thin and papery, with 5 long tapering lobes.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Flora of China, Acer elegantulum W. P. Fang & P. L. Chiu, 1979. 秀丽枫 xiu li feng
  2. ^ Fang, Wen Pei & Chiu, Pao Ling. 1979. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 17(1): 76–77
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