''Acer caudatifolium'' 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 ...

, found only in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

.Flora of China, ''Acer caudatifolium'' Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 30(1): 65. 1911. 尖尾枫 jian wei feng
/ref> The species is sometimes confused with another Taiwanese tree, ''Acer morrisonense''. This species has been known to reach 20 metres tall. Leaves are non-compound, the blade narrowly

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, up to 11 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, with serrate margins but no lobes.Makino, Tomitarô 1910. Botanical magazine, Shokubutsugaku zasshi 24: 293-294
in English as ''Acer insulare''

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* caudatifolium Plants described in 1911 Endemic flora of Taiwan Trees of Taiwan Taxa named by Bunzō Hayata {{Sapindales-stub