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Amur maple is treated either as a subspecies of Acer tataricum (Tatar maple), [3] or as a distinct species in its own right, Acer ginnala. [2] [4] [5] The glossy, deeply lobed leaves of subsp. ginnala distinguish it from subsp. tataricum, which has matt, unlobed or only shallowly lobed leaves; it is separated from subsp. tataricum by a roughly 3,000 km range gap across central Asia.
Included in Amur maple when that is treated as a separate species. Some botanists treat Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala as a separate species Acer ginnala . [ 6 ] [ 3 ] [ 7 ] The two differ conspicuously in the glossy, deeply lobed leaves of A. ginnala , compared to the matt, unlobed or only shallowly lobed leaves of A. tataricum , and are ...
Maple syrup is made from the sap of some maple species. It is one of the most common genera of trees in Asia. Many maple species are grown in gardens where they are valued for their autumn colour and often decorative foliage, some also for their attractive flowers, fruit, or bark. [6]
Acer circinatum (Vine maple) Acer × freemanii (Freeman's maple) (hybrid red maple × silver maple) Acer ginnala (Amur maple) - introduced; Acer glabrum (Douglas maple) Acer macrophyllum (Bigleaf maple) Acer negundo (Manitoba maple or boxelder) Acer nigrum (Black maple) Acer palmatum (Japanese maple) - introduced; Acer pensylvanicum (Striped maple)
The following is a list of accepted species ordered alphabetically. Living species are from the Plants of the World Online database, [ 1 ] which is maintained by Kew Botanical Garden in London, with additions of extinct species from paleobotanical literature.
Cappadocian maple; Caucasian maple; coliseum maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer carpinifolium: hornbeam-leaved maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer caudatifolium: Kawakami maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer caudatum: tail-leaf maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer cinnamomifolium: leatherleaf maple; Yunnan maple Aceraceae (maple family) Acer ...
Field maple Acer campestre, in Ebsdorfergrund-Frauenberg, Hesse, Germany. Aceraceae were recognized as a family of flowering plants also called the maple family. They contain two to four genera, depending upon the circumscription, of some 120 species of trees and shrubs. A common characteristic is that the leaves are opposite, and the fruit a ...
Acer rubrum, the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant native tree in eastern North America. [ 4 ]