Acer velutinum

Persian Maple
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: A. velutinum
Binomial name
Acer velutinum
Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms[1]

Acer velutinum, velvet maple or Persian maple is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran.[2] 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.[3]

References

  1. The Plant List, Acer velutinum Boiss.
  2. GRIN Taxonomy for Plants: Acer velutinum
  3. 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.

External links

"Acer velutinum". Plantarium (in Russian). 

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