- Acer miaotaiense
taxobox
status = VU
status_system = IUCN3.1
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Sapindales
familia =Sapindaceae
genus = "Acer"
species = "A. miaotaiense"
binomial = "Acer miaotaiense"
binomial_authority = P.C.Tsoong|"Acer miaotaiense" (syn. "Acer miyabei" subsp. "miaotaiense" (P.C.Tsoong) E.Murray) is a species of
maple native toChina , in southeasternGansu , southwesternHenan , northwesternHubei , southernShaanxi , andZhejiang .Flora of China (draft): [http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/mss/volume11/Aceraceae-AGH_finishing.htm "Acer"] ]It is a medium-sized
deciduous tree growing to 25 m tall, with rough, grey-brownbark . The leaves are three-lobed, 4–9 cm long and 5–8 cm broad, with a 6–7 cm long petiole; the petiole bleeds whitelatex if cut. Theflower s are produced in spring at the same time as the leaves open, yellow-green, in erectcorymb s. Thefruit is a samara with two wingedseed s aligned at 180º, each seed 8 mm wide, flat, with a 2 cm wing.It is closely related to "
Acer miyabei " from Japan, and "Acer campestre " from Europe.Rushforth, K. (1999). "Trees of Britain and Europe". Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.] It is a rare tree, considered Vulnerable. [China Plant Specialist Group 2004. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/46387/all "Acer miaotaiense"] . Downloaded on20 August 2007 .]References
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