Acer duplicatoserratum explained

Acer duplicatoserratum is a species of maple, native to southern and eastern mainland China (Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang) and Taiwan.^[1]

Acer duplicatoserratum is a small tree,^[1] in the same group of maples as Acer palmatum.^[2] The leaves are palmately lobed with seven to nine lobes, 2.3– long and 3– broad.^[1]

There are two varieties:^[1]

• Acer duplicatoserratum var. duplicatoserratum. Taiwan, endemic; listed as Vulnerable. It occurs in submontane broadleaved forest scattered in central to northern parts of the island.^[3] Its altitudinal range is 1000m-2000mm (3,000feet-7,000feetm). Leaf petioles always pubescent.^[1]
• Acer duplicatoserratum var. chinense C.S.Chang. Mainland China, in deciduous forests at elevations of 200- asl. Leaf petioles pubescent only when young, becoming hairless as they grow.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Acer duplicatoserratum . Tingzhi Xu . Yousheng Chen . Piet C. de Jong . Herman John Oterdoom . Chin-Sung Chang . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 15 May 2015.
2. Web site: Acer sect. Palmata . Tingzhi Xu . Yousheng Chen . Piet C. de Jong . Herman John Oterdoom . Chin-Sung Chang . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 15 May 2015.
3. Pan, F. J. . Acer duplicatoserratum . 1998 . e.T36476A10001768 . 1998 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36476A10001768.en . 9 January 2018.