Acer obtusifolium

Acer obtusifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Acer
Series: Acer ser. Monspessulana
Species:
A. obtusifolium
Binomial name
Acer obtusifolium
Sm. 1824
Synonyms[1]
  • Acer creticum var. sublobatum Spach
  • Acer orientale subsp. cyprium (Boiss.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer orientale var. obtusifolium (Sm.) Pax
  • Acer orientale subsp. syriacum (Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray
  • Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill.
  • Acer syriacum var. cyprium Boiss.

Acer obtusifolium, the Syrian maple,[2] is a Middle-eastern species of maple.

Description

Acer obtusifolium is an evergreen maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage varying from unlobed to tri-lobed. The leaves are normally gray-green.[2]

Distribution

Acer obtusifolium leaves and samaras, Mount Lebanon heights.

This species is found from eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and in Israel in Hermon and Galilee. It grows along coastal mountains.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Acer obtusifolium Sm.
  2. ^ a b c Wild Flowers of Israel, Acer obtusifolium / אדר סורי / Syrian Maple