Acer velutinum

Acer velutinum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Acer
Series:	Acer ser. Acer
Species:	A. velutinum
Binomial name
Acer velutinum Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms [2]
List Acer insigneBoiss. & Buhse Acer insigne var. glabrescensBoiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. glabrescens(Boiss. & Buhse) Schwer. Acer insigne var. longilobaBornm. Acer insigne var. obtusilobaFreyn & Sint. Acer insigne f. perckenseSchwer. Acer insigne var. van-volxemii(Mast.) Pax Acer insigne var. velutinum(Boiss.) Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. velutinum(Boiss.) Bornm. Acer pseudoplatanus var. van-volxemii(Mast.) Wesm. Acer pulchrumG.Nicholson Acer van-volxemiiMast.

Acer velutinum is a species of tree in the Sapindaceae family. ^[3] It is referred to by the common names velvet maple or Persian maple, and is native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran. ^[4] It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.

It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall. ^[5]

References

1. Crowley, D.; Barstow, M.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Acer velutinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T193888A2289069. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193888A2289069.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
2. "Acer velutinum Boiss.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
3. "Acer velutinum Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
4. "Acer velutinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 16 January 2018.
5. Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of Fagus orientalis Forests after Cutting in Iran. J. Jpn. For. Soc.77(2): 170-178. Available online Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine