Acer leipoense

taxobox
status = CR
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Sapindaceae
genus = "Acer"
species = "A. leipoense"
binomial = "Acer leipoense"
binomial_authority = W.P.Fang & Soong|

"Acer leipoense" is a species of maple, endemic to southwestern Sichuan in southwestern China. It is an endangered species, growing at altitudes of 2,000–2,700 m.Flora of China (draft): [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume11/Aceraceae-AGH_finishing.htm "Acer"] ] [China Plant Specialist Group 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46386/all "Acer leipoense"] . Downloaded on 20 August 2007.]

It is a deciduous small tree growing to 8 m tall. The leaves are shallowly lobed with three lobes, 9–11 cm long and 7–12 cm broad.

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