Acer sterculiaceum, commonly known as Franchet’s maple[2] or Himalayan maple,[citation needed] is a species of maple tree in the soapberry family. It is indigenous to Bhutan, northern India, and southwestern and central China (Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan).[3]
| Acer sterculiaceum | |
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| Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii | |
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. Lithocarpa |
| Species: | A. sterculiaceum
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| Binomial name | |
| Acer sterculiaceum Wall. 1830 not K. Koch 1869
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Acer sterculiaceum grows at altitudes of 1,800–3,100 metres (5,900–10,200 ft). It is a tree up to 20 meters tall with dark gray or grayish-brown bark. Leaves are palmately lobed, usually with 3 or 5 lobes but occasionally 7. Leaves are up to 20 cm long, thick and a bit leathery, dark green and hairless on the top, lighter green and woolly on the underside.[3][2]
- Subspecies[1]
- Acer sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii (Pax) A.E.Murray - central and southwestern China
- Acer sterculiaceum subsp. sterculiaceum - Yunnan, Tibet, Bhutan, India
- Acer sterculiaceum subsp. thomsonii (Miq.) A.E.Murray - northern India