Acer caudatum explained

Acer caudatum, commonly known as candle-shape maple,^[1] is an Asian species of maple trees. It is found in the Himalayas (Tibet, Nepal, northern and northeastern India, Myanmar) the mountains of southwestern China (Gansu, Henan, Hubei, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan),^[2] plus Japan, Korea, and eastern Russia.^[3]

Acer caudatum is a deciduous tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves are up to 12 cm across, thin and papery, dark green on the top, lighter green on the underside, usually with 5 lobes but occasionally 7.^[2]

Varieties

• Acer caudatum subsp. caudatum
• Acer caudatum subsp. multiserratum (Maxim.) A.E.Murray
• Acer caudatum subsp. ukurundense (Trautv. & C.A.Mey.) E.Murray

External links

• Leaf photo
• Trunk photo
• Seed photo

Notes and References

1. Book: English Names for Korean Native Plants . . 2015 . 978-89-97450-98-5 . Pocheon . 335 . 25 January 2016 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170525105020/http://www.forest.go.kr/kna/special/download/English_Names_for_Korean_Native_Plants.pdf . 25 May 2017 .
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200012946 Flora of China, Acer caudatum Wallich, 1831. 长尾枫 chang wei feng
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200013138 Flora of China, Acer ukurunduense Trautvetter & C. A. Meyer, 1856. 花楷枫 hua kai feng