Acer hyrcanum

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Acer hyrcanum
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Taurus maple (Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricolum) in Autumn, Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, Lebanon.
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Acer
Series: Acer ser. Monspessulana
Species:
A. hyrcanum
Binomial name
Acer hyrcanum
Acer hyrcanum range.svg
Distribution
Synonyms [1]
List
  • Acer amaliaeOrph. ex Boiss.
  • Acer hyrcanum var. paradoxumBornm. & Sint.
  • Acer italum var. hyrcanum(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax
  • Acer italum subsp. hyrcanum(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax
  • Acer italum var. serbicumPax
  • Acer italum f. serbicum(Pax) Schwer.
  • Acer monspessulanum var. lycicumBornm.
  • Acer opalus subsp. hyrcanum(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer opalus var. paradoxum(Bornm. & Sint.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer intermediumPančić
  • Acer keckianum(Asch. & Sint. ex Pax) Asch. & Sint. ex Pojark.
  • Acer reginae-amaliaeOrph. ex Boiss.
  • Acer steveniiPojark.
  • Acer libaniPojark.
  • Acer reygasseiBoiss. & Blanche
  • Acer tauricolumBoiss. & Balansa

Acer hyrcanum is a maple species sometimes referred to as Balkan maple. [1] It grows in southeastern Europe and western Asia. [2]

Acer hyrcanum is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters (50 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) across, usually 5-lobed but occasionally with only 3 lobes, dark green on top, lighter green underneath because of a layer of wax. [3]

Subspecies [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
  2. The Book of Leaves: A Leaf-by-Leaf Guide to Six Hundred of the World's Great Trees Allen J. Coombes University of Chicago Press, Dec 10, 2014
  3. Bean's Trees and Shrubs, Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & Mey./
  4. "Acer hyrcanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 16 January 2018.