Acer fenzelianum
Botanical Information
Family | Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
Genus | Acer |
Species | fenzelianum |
Category | Woody |
Type | Tree (deciduous) |
Origin | Yunnan, China and Vietnam. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Height | 7-20 m |
Description and Growing Information
General Description | This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
Habitat | Forest valleys at an altitude of 1,100-1,700 m in northern Vietnam and southern Yunnan. |
Bark/Stem Description | Blackish-grey or grey with thin brown branchlets. |
Leaf Description | Think, rough, a rounded or broadly cuneate base with 3 triangular-ovate lobes. |
Fruit Description | Purplish yellow fruit, produced in September. Oblong nutlets, 3.5-3.2 x 1.7 cm, with spreading pubescent or glabrescent wings. |