Acer caudatum, commonly known as candle-shape maple,[3] is an Asian species of maple trees. It is found in the Himalayas (Tibet, Nepal, northern and northeastern India, Myanmar) the mountains of southwestern China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan),[4] plus Japan, Korea, and eastern Russia.[5]
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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. Spicata |
| Species: | A. caudatum
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| Acer caudatum Wall. 1831 not G. Nicholson 1881
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Acer caudatum is a deciduous tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves are up to 12 cm across, thin and papery, dark green on the top, lighter green on the underside, usually with 5 lobes but occasionally 7.[4]
- Varieties[2]
- Acer caudatum subsp. caudatum
- Acer caudatum subsp. multiserratum (Maxim.) A.E.Murray
- Acer caudatum subsp. ukurundense (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) E.Murray
References
edit- ^ Chen, Y.; Gibbs, D.; Oldfield, S. (2018). "Acer caudatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T193532A2242355. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T193532A2242355.en.
- ^ a b The Plant List, Acer caudatum Wall.
- ^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 335. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
- ^ a b Flora of China, Acer caudatum Wallich, 1831. 长尾枫 chang wei feng
- ^ Flora of China, Acer ukurunduense Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer, 1856. 花楷枫 hua kai feng