Biology:Acer laurinum

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Acer laurinum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Rubra
Species:
A. laurinum
Binomial name
Acer laurinum
Hassk. 1843
Synonyms[2]

Acer laurinum is an evergreen Asian tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only member of its genus with native populations in the Southern Hemisphere, with a distribution encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos (Khammouan), Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and southwestern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan).[3][4]

Acer laurinum reaches 40 metres (130 ft) in height. It has a trunk with scaly, red-brown bark. The leaves are glabrous, with no lobes or teeth. It has white flowers, followed by paired samaras.[3][5][6] The species is dioecious, with separate male and female flowers.[7]

References

  1. Crowley, D.; Barstow, M.; Rivers, M.C. (2018). "Acer laurinum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T33284A2836036. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33284A2836036.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/33284/2836036. Retrieved 23 November 2022. 
  2. "Acer laurinum Hassk.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens (Kew). http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2615844. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Acer laurinum Hassk.". Biotik. http://www.biotik.org/laos/species/a/acela/acela_en.html. Retrieved June 9, 2013. 
  4. Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung, "Acer laurinum", Flora of China, 11, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250084116 
  5. Gardner S., Sidisunthorn P. & Anusarnsunthorn V. 2000. A field guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand. Kobfai Publishing Project. Bangkok. Thailand.
  6. Useful Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern
  7. Renner, S. S.; Beenken, L.; Grimm, G. W.; Kocyan, A.; Ricklefs, R. E. (2007). "The Evolution of Dioecy, Heterodichogamy, and Labile Sex Expression in Acer". Evolution 61 (11): 2701–2719. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00221.x. PMID 17894810. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q9138776 entry