Acer pectinatum

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple. It is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.[3]

Acer pectinatum
Acer pectinatum ssp. forrestii,
branchlets and autumn leaves with
reflecting water in the background
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:
A. pectinatum
Binomial name
Acer pectinatum
Wall. ex G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. ex Pax 1886[1]
Synonyms[2]

Acer pectinatum is a tree up to 8 meters tall, with brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges.[3]

Subspecies[2][3]

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