Acer caesium

Acer caesium, the Himalayan maple,[3] is an Asian species of maple found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).[4]

Himalayan maple
Scientific classification Edit this 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. caesium
Binomial name
Acer caesium
Wall. ex Brandis 1874
Synonyms[2]
  • Acer luteolum Borbás
  • Acer molle Pax 1889 not Opiz 1824
  • Acer giraldii Pax

Acer caesium is a tree up to 25 m (82.0 ft) tall, with gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, with 5 shallow lobes, the blade up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, with teeth along the edges.[4][5]

Acer caesium subspecies giraldii grows to approximately 10 m (32.8 ft) tall, and is found in north-western China. The flowers are a bluish white and born on young shoots in the spring.[6] The subspecies epithet is a patronym honoring Italian missionary Giraldi.[6]

References

  1. Chen, Y.; Gibbs, D. & Oldfield, S. (2018). "Acer caesium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62937A3116837. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
  2. "Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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. Sofi, P. A.; Bhat, S. A.; Masoodi, T. H.; Islam, M. A.; Bhat, G. M.; Malik, A. R. (2016). "Propagation of Himalayan maple (Acer caesium Wall.) through seed and softwood cuttings". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 8 (3): 1235–1240. doi:10.31018/jans.v8i3.947.
  4. Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer caesium". Flora of China. Vol. 11 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. Abdulla, Priscilla. "Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis". Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden via Tropicos.org.
  6. Moore, D.; White, J. (2005) [1st pub. 2002]. "Maples". The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber press. p. 627. ISBN 0-88192-751-1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.