Acer laurinum

Acer laurinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Rubra
Species:	A. laurinum
Binomial name
	Acer laurinum; Hassk. 1843
Synonyms
	List Acer decandrum Merr. ; Acer garettii Craib ; Acer niveum Blume ; Acer philippinum Merr. ; Acer cassiifolium Blume ; Acer chionophyllum Merr. ; Acer curranii Merr. ; Acer javanicum Jungh. ; Acer laurinum subsp. decandrum (Merr.) A.E.Murray ; Acer laurinum var. petelotii Phamhoang, Ho ; Acer macropterum T.Z. Hsu & H. Sun 1997 not Vis. 1860 ; Acer pinnatinervium Merr. ;

Acer laurinum is an evergreen Asian tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only member of its genus with native populations in the Southern Hemisphere, with a distribution encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos (Khammouan), Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and southwestern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Tibet, Yunnan).^[2]^[3]

Acer laurinum reaches 40 metres (130 ft) in height. It has a trunk with scaly, red-brown bark. The leaves are glabrous, with no lobes or teeth. It has white flowers, followed by paired samaras.^[2]^[4]^[5] The species is dioecious, with separate male and female flowers.^[6]

References[]

^ "Acer laurinum Hassk.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
^ ^a ^b "Acer laurinum Hassk". Biotik. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
^ Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer laurinum". Flora of China. Vol. 11 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
^ Gardner S., Sidisunthorn P. & Anusarnsunthorn V. 2000. A field guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand. Kobfai Publishing Project. Bangkok. Thailand.
^ Useful Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern
^ Renner, S. S.; Beenken, L.; Grimm, G. W.; Kocyan, A.; Ricklefs, R. E. (2007). "The Evolution of Dioecy, Heterodichogamy, and Labile Sex Expression in Acer". Evolution. 61 (11): 2701–2719. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00221.x. PMID 17894810. S2CID 1940661.

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[1] "Acer laurinum Hassk.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.

[u-2] "Acer laurinum Hassk". Biotik. Retrieved June 9, 2013.

[3] Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer laurinum". Flora of China. Vol. 11 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

[4] Gardner S., Sidisunthorn P. & Anusarnsunthorn V. 2000. A field guide to Forest Trees of Northern Thailand. Kobfai Publishing Project. Bangkok. Thailand.

[5] Useful Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern

[6] Renner, S. S.; Beenken, L.; Grimm, G. W.; Kocyan, A.; Ricklefs, R. E. (2007). "The Evolution of Dioecy, Heterodichogamy, and Labile Sex Expression in Acer". Evolution. 61 (11): 2701–2719. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2007.00221.x. PMID 17894810. S2CID 1940661.

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