''Acer shihweii'' is a rare 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
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 ...
Province in southern China.
[Flora of China, ''Acer shenkanense'' W. P. Fang ex C. C. Fu, 1981. 陕甘枫 shan gan feng ]
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''Acer shihweii'' is a large tree up to 33 meters tall with rough brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, up to 15 cm wide and 8 cm across, thick and leathery, sometimes with no lobes, other times with a few shallow lobes.[
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References
shihweii
Plants described in 1966
Flora of Guizhou
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