Acer hyrcanum
| Acer hyrcanum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Species: | A. hyrcanum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1838 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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]
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. hyrcanum - Armenia; Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. intermedium (Pančić) Palam. - Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. keckianum (Asch. & Sint. ex Pax) Yalt. - Turkey
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. reginae-amaliae (Orph. ex Boiss.) E.Murray - Greece
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. sphaerocaryum Yalt. - Turkey
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. stevenii (Pojark.) E.Murray - Crimea
- Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricolum (Boiss. & Balansa) Yalt. - Lebanon; Syria; Turkey
References
- 1 2 3 "Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Bean's Trees and Shrubs, Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & Mey./
- ↑ United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area, Germplasm Resources Information Network, Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C. A. Mey.
External links
- Henriette's Herbarl Homepage, Henriette Kress, Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C. A. Mey. includes photos of the leaves of each of the subspecies
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