Acer cordatum

Acer cordatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Palmata
Series:	Acer ser. Penninervia
Species:	A. cordatum
Binomial name
Acer cordatum Pax 1889
Synonyms[1]
List Acer cordatum var. jinggangshanense Z.X.Yu Acer cordatum var. microcordatum F.P.Metcalf Acer cordatum var. subtrinervium (F.P.Metcalf) W.P.Fang Acer kuikiangense Hu & W.C.Cheng Acer laevigatum subsp. cordatum (Pax) A.E.Murray Acer laevigatum var. microcordatum (F.P.Metcalf) A.E.Murray Acer subtrinervium F.P.Metcalf Acer dimorphifolium F.P.Metcalf

Acer cordatum is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in China.[2]

Acer cordatum is a small tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves are non-compound, either unlobed or with 2 or 3 lobes.[2][3]

Varieties[1][2]

• Acer cordatum var. cordatum - leaves not lobed - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang
• Acer cordatum var. dimorphifolium (F.P.Metcalf) Y.S.Chen - leaves each with 2 or 3 lobes -- Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi

References

1. The Plant List, Acer cordatum Pax
2. Flora of China, Acer cordatum Pax, 1889. 紫果枫 zi guo feng
3. Pax, Ferdinand Albin 1889. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 19(4): unnumbered text page following plate 1897 description in Latin, commentary in English