Acer pectinatum

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Acer pectinatum
Acer pectinatum ssp. forrestii, branchlets and autumn leaves with reflecting water in the background
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:	A. pectinatum
Binomial name
Acer pectinatum Wall. ex G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. ex Pax 1886[2]
Synonyms[3]
List Acer forrestii Diels Acer laxiflorum Pax Acer maximowiczii Pax Acer urophyllum Maxim. Acer chienii Hu & W.C.Cheng Acer chloranthum Merr. Acer taronense Hand.-Mazz.

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple that is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.^[4] It is a spreading deciduous tree up to 20 m (66 ft) tall in the wild,^[5] with brown bark. The leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges.^[4] The leaves of mature trees turn brilliant shades of yellow and orange before falling off in autumn.^[5]

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• Acer pectinatum subsp. forrestii (Diels) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
• Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum (Pax) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
• Acer pectinatum subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) A.E.Murray - see Acer maximowiczii
• Acer pectinatum subsp. pectinatum - Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal
• Acer pectinatum subsp. taronense (Hub.-Mor.) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar

• "Acer pectinatum". Plants for a Future.
• line drawing for Flora of China drawing 2 at bottom

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