Acer henryi

Acer henryi is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang).[2]

Acer henryi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Negundo
Series: Acer ser. Cissifolia
Species:
A. henryi
Binomial name
Acer henryi
Pax 1889
Synonyms[1]
  • Acer cissifolium subsp. henryi (Pax) A.E.Murray
  • Acer henryi f. intermedium W.P.Fang
  • Acer henryi var. serratum Pamp.
  • Acer stenobotrys Franch. ex W.P.Fang
  • Crula henryi Nieuwl.

Acer henryi is a small tree up to 10 meters tall, dioecious (meaning that male and female flowers are on separate trees). Leaves are compound with 3 leaflets, thin and papery, up to 12 cm wide and 5 cm across usually with 3 lobes, with a waxy, whitish underside. Leaflets sometimes have a few shallow teeth but no lobes.[2][3]

References
  1. The Plant List, Acer henryi Pax
  2. Flora of China, Acer gracilifolium W. P. Fang & C. C. Fu, 1981. 长叶枫 chang ye feng
  3. Pax, Ferdinand Albin 1889. Icones Plantarum 19(4): plate 1896 and subsequent unnumbered text page full-page line drawing, description in Latin, commentary and figure caption in English


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