Acer pectinatum

Acer pectinatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Species: Acer pectinatum
Subspecies: A. p. subsp. pectinatum – A. p. subsp. taronense

Name

Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Brandis, Forest Fl. N.W. India: 112 (1874).

Homonyms

• Acer pectinatum Wall. ex G.Nicholson, Gard. Chron., n.s., 15: 365 (1881), nom. superfl. = Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Sichuan, Yunnan), Tibet. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent East Himalaya. Regional: Indo-China Myanmar. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Note:

According to a remark in efloras inserted after publication of Flora of China, Acer pectinatum is an illegitimate and superfluous name for Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don

References

Additional references

• Gelderen, D.M. van, Jong, P.C.de & Oterdoom, H.J. 1994. Maples of the world. Timber Press, Portland, Or., 458 pp. ISBN 0-88192-000-2. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 
• Hsu, T.Z., Chen, Y.S., Jong, P.C.de, Oterdoom, H.J. & Chang, C.S. 2008. Acer. Pp. 541–542 in Wu, Zh.Y. , Raven, P.H. & Hong, D.-Y. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 11: Oxalidaceae through Aceraceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 978-1-930723-73-3. efloras PDF Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acer pectinatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

• Chen, Y., Oldfield, S. & Gibbs, D. 2018. Acer pectinatum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T193847A2285798.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acer pectinatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acer pectinatum. Published online. Accessed: 4 January 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Wongka Maple
中文: 篦齿枫

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