Acer obtusifolium

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Acer obtusifolium
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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. obtusifolium
Binomial name
Acer obtusifolium
Sm. 1824
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Distribution map
Synonyms [1]
  • Acer creticum var. sublobatumSpach
  • Acer orientale subsp. cyprium(Boiss.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer orientale var. obtusifolium(Sm.) Pax
  • Acer orientale subsp. syriacum(Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer syriacumBoiss. & Gaill.
  • Acer syriacum var. cypriumBoiss.

Acer obtusifolium, the Syrian maple [2] or Cyprus maple, [3] is a Middle-eastern species of maple.

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Description

Acer obtusifolium is an evergreen maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage varying from unlobed to tri-lobed. The leaves are normally gray-green. [2]

Distribution

Acer obtusifolium leaves and samaras, Mount Lebanon heights. Acer obtusifolium.jpg
Acer obtusifolium leaves and samaras, Mount Lebanon heights.

This species is found in Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel. [2] [3] It grows on sides of coastal mountains in Meditteranean maquis shrubland. Historically, it was recorded in Crete but is now extinct in the region, and its purported presence in Turkey has recently been disproven. [3]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Acer obtusifolium Sm.
  2. 1 2 3 Wild Flowers of Israel, Acer obtusifolium / אדר סורי / Syrian Maple
  3. 1 2 3 Crowley, D.; Barstow, M.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Acer obtusifolium". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
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