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Acer kweilinense
Origin: Guanxi and Guizhou, China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| kweilinense |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 6-8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Sparse forests at an altitude of 1,000-1,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth greyish-brown to grey bark with glabrous branchlets green in colour when young. |
| Leaf Description |
| Green leaves, thin, elliptic, with a truncate or cordate base, 5-8 x 7-11 cm |
| Flower Description |
| Whitish-green 5-petaled flowers, 5 purplish green sepals and 8 stamens. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samara's purplish-red in youth and mature to a yellowish brown colour, 2-2.5 cm, produced in September. Globose, convex winged nutlets 6-8 mm. |
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