''Acer acuminatum'' is an Asian species of
maple
''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...
native to the Himalayas and neighboring mountains in Tibet,
Kashmir, northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
[Flora of China, ''Acer acuminatum'' Wallich ex D. Don, 1825. 齿裂枫 chi lie feng ]
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''Acer acuminatum'' is a multi-stemmed tree up to 10 meters tall. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers form on separate plants. Leaves are up to 12 across, each with 3 or 5 lobes.[ The apexes of its leaves are both caudate and ]acuminate
The following is a list of terms which are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (a single leaf blade or lamina) or compound (with several leaflets). The edge of the leaf may be regular ...
. Its infructescence Infructescence (fruiting head) is defined as the ensemble of fruits derived from the ovaries of an inflorescence. It usually retains the size and structure of the inflorescence.
In some cases, infructescences are similar in appearance to simple fru ...
ranges from 12 to 20 centimeters long.[https://www.jse.ac.cn/CN/10.1360/aps050172]
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acuminatum
Flora of the Indian subcontinent
Trees of Nepal
Plants described in 1825
Dioecious plants