Acer heldreichii

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Acer heldreichii is a species of maple in the flowering plant family Sapindaceae.[5] Commonly called Balkan maple, Greek maple, Heldreich's maple, or mountain maple[6][7][1] the species is native to the Balkan Peninsula east along the southern and eastern coasts of the Black Sea.[2][8]

Acer heldreichii
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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. heldreichii
Binomial name
Acer heldreichii
Varieties
  • Acer heldreichii var. heldreichii
  • Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray[3]
Synonyms[4][3]
  • Acer macropterum Vis.
  • Acer visianii Nyman
  • Acer trautvetteri Medw. (synonym of Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri)

Acer heldreichii is a tree up to 20 m (65.6 ft) tall[9] with smooth bark.[10] Leaves are 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) long, deeply cut into three to five lobes[9] which turn yellow to golden brown during the fall.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b Crowley, D.; Rivers, M.C. (2017). "Acer heldreichii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T193594A2244672. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193594A2244672.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Czech Botany, Biological Library, BioLib - Acer heldreichii (Heldreich's Maple)
  3. ^ a b "Acer heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ "Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  5. ^ "Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Smith College Botanic Garden Plant Images". Smith.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  7. ^ "Deciduous Trees". Uah.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  8. ^ Acer heldreichii information from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)
  9. ^ a b Red Data Book of Bulgaria, Acer heldreichii description, color drawing, Bulgarian distribution map
  10. ^ 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.
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