''Acer pectinatum'' 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 ...

that is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.Flora of China, ''Acer pectinatum'' Wallich ex G. Nicholson, 1881. 篦齿枫 bi chi feng
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deciduous In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, aft ...

tree up to tall in the wild, with brown bark. The leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges. The leaves of mature trees turn brilliant shades of yellow and orange before falling off in autumn.

Subspecies

* ''Acer pectinatum'' subsp. ''forrestii'' (Diels) A.E.Murray -

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 ...

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* ''Acer pectinatum'' subsp. ''laxiflorum'' (Pax) A.E.Murray -

* ''Acer pectinatum'' subsp. ''maximowiczii'' (Pax) A.E.Murray - see ''

Acer maximowiczii ''Acer maximowiczii'' is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romaniz ...

'' * ''Acer pectinatum'' subsp. ''pectinatum'' -

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

Bhutan Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

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* ''Acer pectinatum'' subsp. ''taronense'' (Hub.-Mor.) A.E.Murray -

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