Acer obtusifolium

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

Acer obtusifolium Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. [Sibthorp] 1(2): 263. (1809).

Heterotypic
- Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill., in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 5: 72 (1856).
- Acer orientale subsp. cyprium (Boiss.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 8: 7 (1977).
- Acer orientale subsp. syriacum (Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 8: 7 (1977).

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Cyprus, Lebanon-Syria [Lebanon, Syria], Palestine [Israel]. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Note: Until recently the species was also considered to be present in Turkey but this has been disproved and the species is no longer included in the Flora of Turkey (Hassler, 2017).

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Crowley, D., Barstow, M. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Acer obtusifolium. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193841A2285222.en.
Hassler, M. 2020. Acer obtusifolium. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 11. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acer obtusifolium in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acer obtusifolium. Published online. Accessed: 11 January 2020.