Acer laurinum, also known as laurel maple, white maple, or kuam khao, is an evergreen Asian tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only member of its genus with native populations in the Southern Hemisphere, with a distribution encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos (Khammouan), Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and southwestern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan).[3][4]
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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. Rubra |
| Species: | A. laurinum
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| Acer laurinum Hassk. 1843
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Acer laurinum reaches 40 metres (130 ft) in height. It has a trunk with scaly, red-brown bark. The leaves are glabrous, with no lobes or teeth. It has white flowers, followed by paired samaras.[3][5][6] The species is dioecious, with separate male and female flowers.[7]
References
edit- ^ Crowley, D.; Barstow, M.; Rivers, M.C. (2018). "Acer laurinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T33284A2836036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33284A2836036.en. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "Acer laurinum Hassk.". 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 Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
- ^ a b "Acer laurinum Hassk". Biotik. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
- ^ Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer laurinum". Flora of China. Vol. 11 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Gardner S., Sidisunthorn P. & Anusarnsunthorn V. 2000. A field guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand. Kobfai Publishing Project. Bangkok. Thailand.
- ^ Useful Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern
- ^ Renner, S. S.; Beenken, L.; Grimm, G. W.; Kocyan, A.; Ricklefs, R. E. (2007). "The Evolution of Dioecy, Heterodichogamy, and Labile Sex Expression in Acer". Evolution. 61 (11): 2701–2719. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00221.x. PMID 17894810. S2CID 1940661.
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