Acer shihweii

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Acer shihweii

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1
)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Pentaphylla
Series: Acer ser. Trifida
Species:
A. shihweii
Binomial name
Acer shihweii
W.P.Fang
1966

Acer shihweii is a rare Asian species of maple. It has been found only in Guizhou Province in southern China.[1]

Acer shihweii is a large tree up to 33 meters tall with rough brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, up to 15 cm wide and 8 cm across, thick and leathery, sometimes with no lobes, other times with a few shallow lobes.[1]

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