Woody > Acer > Acer gracilifolium > Acer gracilifolium
Acer gracilifolium
Origin: Gansu and Sichuan, China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| gracilifolium |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened, occupying a total area of 490 km. |
| Habitat |
| Close to streams in forests at an altitude of 300-1,000 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Smooth, brown or grey in colour with glabrous, purplish branchlets. |
| Leaf Description |
| Ovate to oblong, thin, with a rounded base and 4-5 lateral veins on either side of the midvein, 4.5-8 x 2-2.5 cm. |
| Flower Description |
| Yellowish-green in colour, 5 petals and sepals. |
| Fruit Description |
| Samaras, 1.5-1.7 cm, brown convex nutlets, 4 mm in diameter with pale yellow wings, produced September through October. |
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