''Acer gracilifolium'' 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 ...

. It has been found only in

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and

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

Provinces in west-central China. ''Acer gracilifolium'' is a small tree up to 5 meters tall with smooth brown or gray bark. Leaves are egg-shaped or oblong, non-compound, thin and papery, up to 8 cm wide and 5 cm across usually with 3 lobes, with a waxy, whitish underside.Fang, Wen Pei & Fu, C. C. 1981. Flora Tsinlingensis 1(3): 453, plate 195

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gracilifolium Plants described in 1981 Flora of Vietnam Flora of Yunnan {{Sapindales-stub