''Acer hyrcanum'' is a

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 h ...

species sometimes referred to as Balkan maple. It grows in southeastern Europe and western Asia. ''Acer hyrcanum'' is a deciduous tree up to 15 meters (50 feet) tall. Leaves are up to 4 cm (1.6 inches) across, usually 5-lobed but occasionally with only 3 lobes, dark green on top, lighter green underneath because of a layer of wax. ;Subspecies *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''hyrcanum'' - Armenia; Azerbaijan, Turkey, Iran *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''intermedium'' (Pančić) Palam. - Albania; Bulgaria; Former Yugoslavia; Greece *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''keckianum'' (Asch. & Sint. ex Pax) Yalt. - Turkey *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''reginae-amaliae'' (Orph. ex Boiss.) E.Murray - Greece *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''sphaerocaryum'' Yalt. - Turkey *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''stevenii'' (Pojark.) E.Murray - Crimea *''Acer hyrcanum'' subsp. ''tauricolum'' (Boiss. & Balansa) Yalt. - Lebanon; Syria; Turkey

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Henriette Kress, Henriette's Herbarl Homepage: ''Acer hyrcanum''
— ''includes photos of the leaves of each of the subspecies''. hyrcanum Flora of Europe Flora of Western Asia Trees of Europe Trees of Western Asia Plants described in 1838 Taxa named by Carl Anton von Meyer Taxa named by Friedrich Ernst Ludwig von Fischer {{Tree-stub