Sunday, September 14, 2008

Acer duplicatoserratum

Acer duplicatoserratum is a species of maple, native to southern China, including Taiwan.

It is a small tree, in the same group of maples as ''Acer palmatum''. The leaves are palmately lobed with seven to nine lobes, 2.3–10 cm long and 3–10 cm broad. Leaf s always pubescent.
*''Acer duplicatoserratum'' var. ''chinense'' C.S.Chang. Mainland China, in Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, southern Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, and Zhejiang. Leaf petioles only pubescent when young, becoming hairless.

The taxonomic status of the species and its close relatives remains unresolved, and it is possible the species may be relegated to synonymy within ''Acer ceriferum'' in the future.

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