''Acer tenellum'' 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 is native to China (

Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means "north of the lake", referring to its position north of Dongting Lake. The prov ...

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 ...

).Flora of China, ''Acer tenellum'' Pax, 1889. 薄叶枫 bao ye feng
/ref> ''Acer tenellum'' is a small deciduous tree up to 7 meters tall with smooth gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, up to 6 cm wide and 6 cm across, thin, usually with 3 lobes but sometimes none.Pax, Ferdinand Albin 1889. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 19(4): plate 1897 and subsequent unnumbered text page
full-page line drawing, description in Latin, commentary and figure captions in English

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drawing 1 at bottom tenellum Plants described in 1889 Flora of Sichuan Flora of Hubei {{Sapindales-stub