Acer caudatifolium

Acer caudatifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:	A. caudatifolium
Binomial name
	Acer caudatifolium; Hayata 1911
Synonyms[1]
	List Acer capillipes subsp. insulare (Makino) A.E.Murray ; Acer insulare Makino ; Acer kawakamii Koidz. ; Acer kawakamii var. taitonmontanum (Hayata) H.L.Li ; Acer ovatifolium Koidz. ; Acer pectinatum subsp. formosanum A.E.Murray ; Acer taiton-montanum Hayata ;

Acer caudatifolium is an Asian species of maple, found only in Taiwan.[2] The species is sometimes confused with another Taiwanese tree, Acer morrisonense. This species has been known to reach 20 metres tall. Leaves are non-compound, the blade narrowly ovate, up to 11 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, with serrate margins but no lobes.[2][3][4]

References

The Plant List, Acer caudatifolium Hayata
Flora of China, Acer caudatifolium Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 30(1): 65. 1911. 尖尾枫 jian wei feng
Hayata, Bunzô 1911. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 30(1): 65 description in Latin, commentary in English
Makino, Tomitarô 1910. Botanical magazine, Shokubutsugaku zasshi 24: 293-294 in English as Acer insulare

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[1] The Plant List, Acer caudatifolium Hayata

[e-2] Flora of China, Acer caudatifolium Hayata, J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo. 30(1): 65. 1911. 尖尾枫 jian wei feng

[3] Hayata, Bunzô 1911. Journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo 30(1): 65 description in Latin, commentary in English

[4] Makino, Tomitarô 1910. Botanical magazine, Shokubutsugaku zasshi 24: 293-294 in English as Acer insulare