Acer campbellii

Acer campbellii, commonly known as Campbell's maple^[1] or Himalayan maple,^[3] is a species of maple tree indigenous to mixed forests at elevations of 1,800–3,700 metres (6,000–12,000 ft) in Bhutan, northern India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam, as well as southern Sichuan, southern Tibet, and northwest Yunnan in China.^[1] It may grow up to 15 m (49 ft) in height. The deciduous leaves are 8–15 cm (3.1–5.9 in) by 9–22 cm (3.5–8.7 in) in size.

Acer campbellii
In Hackfalls Arboretum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Palmata
Series:	Acer ser. Palmata
Species:	A. campbellii
Binomial name
Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern[2]
Subspecies[2]
Acer campbellii subsp. campbellii Acer campbellii subsp. flabellatum (Rehder) A.E.Murray

Subspecies

Two subspecies are accepted.^[2]

• Acer campbellii subsp. campbellii (synonyms A. campbellii var. fantsipanense L.F.Gagnep. and A. campbellii var. serratifolium Banerji) – Himalayas to China (northwestern Yunnan) and northern Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam)^[4]
• Acer campbellii subsp. flabellatum (Rehder) A.E.Murray (synonyms A. campbellii subsp. heptaphlebium (Gagnep.) A.E.Murray, A. campbellii var. yunnanense Rehder, A. flabellatum Rehder, A. heptalobum Diels, A. heptaphlebium Gagnep., and A. taiwanense Yamam.) – southern China and northern Indochina (Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam)^[5]