Acer yangbiense
Acer yangbiense is a species of maple with a very restricted distribution in Yunnan, China, only known from around ten specimens from a single locality on the western slope of Mount Cangshan in Yangbi County.[2]
| Acer yangbiense | |
|---|---|
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. yangbiense |
| Binomial name | |
| Acer yangbiense Chen & Yang, 2003 | |
Acer yangbiense is a deciduous tree up to 20 metres (66 ft) in height with noticeably pubescent new branchlets. The leaves are five-lobed and large, up to 20 cm long and 25 cm across, again with clear pubescence on the veins on the underside of the leaves.[2][3]
References
- Barstow, M. (2020). "Acer yangbiense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T191463A1984196. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T191463A1984196.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- Y.S.Chen & Q.E.Yang. 2002. Acer yangbiense (Aceraceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Novon 296-299 includes line drawings on page 297 and photos on page 298
- Flora of China, Acer yangbiense Y. S. Chen & Q. E. Yang, 2003. 漾濞枫 yang bi feng
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Yunnan in 2002
- line drawings for Flora of China
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