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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Section: | Acer sect. Acer |
| Series: | Acer ser. Acer |
| Species: | A. caesium
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| Binomial name | |
| Acer caesium | |
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Acer caesium, the Himalayan maple,[3] is an Asian species of maple found in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).[4]
Acer caesium is a tree up to 25 m (82.0 ft) tall, with gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, with 5 shallow lobes, the blade up to 10 cm (3.9 in) long, with teeth along the edges.[4][5]
Acer caesium subspecies giraldii grows to approximately 10 m (32.8 ft) tall, and is found in north-western China. The flowers are a bluish white and born on young shoots in the spring.[6] The subspecies epithet is a patronym honoring Italian missionary Giraldi.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Chen, Y.; Gibbs, D.; Oldfield, S. (2018). "Acer caesium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T62937A3116837. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T62937A3116837.en.
- ^ "Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ Sofi, P. A.; Bhat, S. A.; Masoodi, T. H.; Islam, M. A.; Bhat, G. M.; Malik, A. R. (2016). "Propagation of Himalayan maple (Acer caesium Wall.) through seed and softwood cuttings". Journal of Applied and Natural Science. 8 (3): 1235–1240. doi:10.31018/jans.v8i3.947.
- ^ a b Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer caesium". Flora of China. Vol. 11 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Abdulla, Priscilla. "Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis". Flora of Pakistan. Missouri Botanical Garden – via Tropicos.org.
- ^ a b Moore, D.; White, J. (2005) [1st pub. 2002]. "Maples". The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees (2nd ed.). Portland, Oregon: Timber press. p. 627. ISBN 0-88192-751-1.
External links
[edit]- "Acer caesium". Plants for a Future.
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