Acer obtusifolium

Acer obtusifolium
Scientific 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
	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

External links

Encyclopedia of Life photos

[1] The Plant List, Acer obtusifolium Sm.

[e-2] Wild Flowers of Israel, Acer obtusifolium / אדר סורי / Syrian Maple

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