Acer pectinatum

Acer pectinatum
Acer pectinatum ssp. forrestii,
branchlets and autumn leaves with
reflecting water in the background
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: ACer
Species: A. pectinatum
Binomial name
Acer pectinatum
Wall. ex G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. ex Pax 1886[1]
Synonyms[2]

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.[3]

Acer pectinatum is a tree up to 8 meters tall, with brown bark. 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.[3]

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