Acer velutinum

Acer velutinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Sapindales
Family:Sapindaceae
Genus:Acer
Section:A. sect. Acer
Series:A. ser. Acer
Species: A. velutinum
Binomial name
Acer velutinum
Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms[1]

Acer velutinum, the velvet maple or Persian maple, is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran.[2] It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.

It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall.[3]

References

  1. "Acer velutinum Boiss.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew via The Plant List.
  2. "Acer velutinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of Fagus orientalis Forests after Cutting in Iran. J. Jpn. For. Soc. 77(2): 170-178. Available online Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.


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