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Acer acutum
Origin: China (Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang).
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| acutum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 10 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This forest species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened due to habitat loss. Its estimated distribution is 15,414km. |
| Habitat |
| Forests at an altitude of 800-1,100 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Brownish-grey to brown in colour with smooth branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid, brown and has 6 scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Dark green, ovate to ovate-oblong, thin, 5-7 ovate or triangular lobes with a cordate or subcordate base, 8-15 x 6-12 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Inflorescence, 5 petals with 5 oblong sepals, 8 stakes and glabrous filaments. |
| Fruit Description |
| Pale brown, glabrous fruit and oblong nutlets with spreading wings, 2.5-3.5 x 7-11 mm, produced in August. |
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