Acer yangbiense
Acer yangbiense is a species of maple with a very restricted distribution in Yunnan, China, only known from around ten specimens from a single locality on the western slope of Mount Cangshan in Yangbi County.[1]
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Acer yangbiense is a deciduous tree up to 20 metres (66 ft) in height with noticeably pubescent new branchlets. The leaves are five-lobed and large, up to 20 cm long and 25 cm across, again with clear pubescence on the veins on the underside of the leaves.[1][2]
References
- Y.S.Chen & Q.E.Yang. 2002. Acer yangbiense (Aceraceae), a new species from Yunnan, China. Novon 296-299 includes line drawings on page 297 and photos on page 298
- Flora of China, Acer yangbiense Y. S. Chen & Q. E. Yang, 2003. 漾濞枫 yang bi feng
External links
- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Yunnan in 2002
- line drawings for Flora of China
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