Acer hyrcanum

Acer hyrcanum
	Taurus maple (Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricolum) in Autumn, Horsh Ehden Nature Reserve, Lebanon.
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. Monspessulana
Species:	A. hyrcanum
Binomial name
	Acer hyrcanum; Fisch. & C.A.Mey. 1838
Synonyms[1]
	List Acer amaliae Orph. ex Boiss. ; Acer hyrcanum var. paradoxum Bornm. & Sint. ; Acer italum var. hyrcanum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax ; Acer italum subsp. hyrcanum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Pax ; Acer italum var. serbicum Pax ; Acer italum f. serbicum (Pax) Schwer. ; Acer monspessulanum var. lycicum Bornm. ; Acer opalus subsp. hyrcanum (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) A.E.Murray ; Acer opalus var. paradoxum (Bornm. & Sint.) A.E.Murray ; Acer intermedium Pančić ; Acer keckianum (Asch. & Sint. ex Pax) Asch. & Sint. ex Pojark. ; Acer reginae-amaliae Orph. ex Boiss. ; Acer stevenii Pojark. ; Acer libani Pojark. ; Acer reygassei Boiss. & Blanche ; Acer tauricolum Boiss. & Balansa ;

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]

Subspecies[1][4]

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

"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./
"Acer hyrcanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

External links

Henriette Kress, Henriette's Herbal Homepage: Acer hyrcanum — includes photos of the leaves of each of the subspecies.

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[tabby-1] "Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — The Plant List". theplantlist.org.

[2] 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

[3] Bean's Trees and Shrubs, Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & Mey./

[4] "Acer hyrcanum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.