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Acer leipoense
Origin: Sichuan, China.
| Family |
| Sapindaceae (Aceraceae) |
| Genus |
| Acer |
| Species |
| leipoense |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Tree (deciduous) |
| Height |
| 8 m |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| This species occupies an area of only 1,772 square km and has been placed on the IUCN Red List as globally threatened. |
| Habitat |
| Forests in south-west Sichuan at an altitude of 2,000-2,700 m. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Dark brown or purplish-brown bark with branchlets green or purple when young, maturing to glabrous and brown. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description |
| Ovoid. |
| Leaf Description |
| Thin, greyish-green in colour, a subcordate or rounded base with 3 shallow lobes, 9-11 x 7-12 cm. |
| Fruit Description |
| Yellowish brown fruit produced in September. Convex nutlets, yellowish brown in colour with spreading wings, 4 x 1.5 cm. |
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