Woody > Acer > Acer amplum > Acer amplum subsp. catalpifolium
Acer amplum
ssp. catalpifolium
Origin: (Guangxi, Guizhou and Sichuan) China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| amplum |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Subspecies |
| catalpifolium |
| Height |
| 10 mm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| This subspecies has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Valleys in forests of high rural populated areas at an altitude of 500-2,000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Purplish or Greyish-purple in colour with thin branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small winter buds with 5-8 scales. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate or ovate-oblong, a rounded base, tufts of hair at the vein base, 8-20 x 5-9 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Glabrous and yellow in colour, 2-3 mm. Ovoid nutlets with spreading wings, 5-5.5x1.4 mm, produced August through October. |
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