''Acer pauciflorum'' 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 ...

in the family

Sapindaceae The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family. It contains 138 genera and 1858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in tempera ...

. It has been found only in the Provinces of

Anhui Anhui , (; formerly romanized as Anhwei) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, part of the East China region. Its provincial capital and largest city is Hefei. The province is located across the basins of the Yangtze River ...

and

Zhejiang Zhejiang ( or , ; , also romanized as Chekiang) is an eastern, coastal province of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Hangzhou, and other notable cities include Ningbo and Wenzhou. Zhejiang is bordered by Jiang ...

in eastern China.Flora of China, ''Acer pauciflorum'' W. P. Fang, 1932. 稀花枫 xi hua feng
/ref> ''Acer pauciflorum'' is a multi-stemmed tree up to 15 meters tall. Leaves are up to 55 mm across, deeply cut into lobes, each leaf usually with 5 lobes but occasionally 7. Leaves are dark green on top but covered with white wool on the underside.Fang, Wen Pei 1932. Contributions from the Biological Laboratory of the Science Society of China : Botanical Series 7: 166

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q6741720 pauciflorum Flora of Anhui Flora of Zhejiang Plants described in 1932