''Acer miaoshanicum'' is an uncommon 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 southern China (
Guangxi
Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR), is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of the People's Republic ...
and
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
).
[Flora of China, ''Acer miaoshanicum'' W. P. Fang, 1966. 苗山枫 miao shan feng ]
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''Acer miaoshanicum'' is a small tree up to 4 meters tall, with gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, thin and papery, up to 10 cm wide and 12 cm across, with 5 lobes but occasionally 3.[
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line drawing for Flora of China
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miaoshanicum
Plants described in 1966
Flora of Guizhou
Flora of Guangxi
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