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Acer sinense
Origin: China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| sinense |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous), Shrub (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 3-5 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 least concern. |
| Habitat |
| Forest valleys at an altitude of 500-2,500 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, yellowish-brown or dark brown bark with thin, glabrous branchlets. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Small, 6 scaled buds. |
| Leaf Description |
| Glabrous with tufts or yellow hairs at the vein axils, 5-7 oblong-ovate or triangular-ovate lobes and a cordate or subcordate base, 9-14 x 9-15 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| White 5-petaled flowers with 5 light green sepals and 5-8 stamens longer than the sepals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellow, glabrous fruit, ellipsoid winged nutlets, produced in September. |
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