Acer laurinum

Acer laurinum is an evergreen Asian tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only member of its genus with native populations in the Southern Hemisphere, with a distribution encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos (Khammouan), Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and southwestern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan).[3][4]

Acer laurinum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Rubra
Species:
A. laurinum
Binomial name
Acer laurinum
Hassk. 1843
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Acer decandrum Merr.
  • Acer garettii Craib
  • Acer niveum Blume
  • Acer philippinum Merr.
  • Acer cassiifolium Blume
  • Acer chionophyllum Merr.
  • Acer curranii Merr.
  • Acer javanicum Jungh.
  • Acer laurinum subsp. decandrum (Merr.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer laurinum var. petelotii Phamhoang, Ho
  • Acer macropterum T.Z. Hsu & H. Sun 1997 not Vis. 1860
  • Acer pinnatinervium Merr.

Acer laurinum reaches 40 metres (130 ft) in height. It has a trunk with scaly, red-brown bark. The leaves are glabrous, with no lobes or teeth. It has white flowers, followed by paired samaras.[3][5][6] The species is dioecious, with separate male and female flowers.[7]

References
  1. Crowley, D., Barstow, M. & Rivers, M.C. 2018. Acer laurinum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T33284A2836036. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33284A2836036.en. Accessed on 23 November 2022.
  2. "Acer laurinum Hassk.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online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. "Acer laurinum Hassk". Biotik. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  4. Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer laurinum". Flora of China. Vol. 11 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. Gardner S., Sidisunthorn P. & Anusarnsunthorn V. 2000. A field guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand. Kobfai Publishing Project. Bangkok. Thailand.
  6. Useful Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern
  7. Renner, S. S.; Beenken, L.; Grimm, G. W.; Kocyan, A.; Ricklefs, R. E. (2007). "The Evolution of Dioecy, Heterodichogamy, and Labile Sex Expression in Acer". Evolution. 61 (11): 2701–2719. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00221.x. PMID 17894810. S2CID 1940661.


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