Acer heldreichii

Acer heldreichii is a species of maple in the flowering plant family Sapindaceae.[5] Commonly called Balkan maple, Greek maple, Heldreich's maple, or mountain maple[6][7][1] the species is native to the Balkan Peninsula east along the southern and eastern coasts of the Black Sea.[2][8]

Acer heldreichii
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. heldreichii
Binomial name
Acer heldreichii
Varieties
  • Acer heldreichii var. heldreichii
  • Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray[3]
Synonyms[4][3]
  • Acer macropterum Vis.
  • Acer visianii Nyman
  • Acer trautvetteri Medw. (synonym of Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri)

Acer heldreichii is a tree up to 20 m (65.6 ft) tall[9] with smooth bark.[10] Leaves are 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) long, deeply cut into three to five lobes[9] which turn yellow to golden brown during the fall.[10]

References
  1. Crowley, D.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Acer heldreichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T193594A2244672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193594A2244672.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Czech Botany, Biological Library, BioLib - Acer heldreichii (Heldreich's Maple)
  3. "Acer heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. "Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  5. "Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. "Smith College Botanic Garden Plant Images". Smith.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  7. "Deciduous Trees". Uah.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  8. Acer heldreichii information from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)
  9. Red Data Book of Bulgaria, Acer heldreichii description, color drawing, Bulgarian distribution map
  10. 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.


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