Acer duplicatoserratum

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.^[4]

Acer duplicatoserratum
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. duplicatoserratum
Binomial name
Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata 1911
Synonyms[2][3]
Acer duplicato-serratum Hayata Acer ceriferum Rehder Acer duplicatoserratum var. chinense C.S.Chang Acer linganense W.P.Fang & P.L.Chiu Acer palmatum subsp. pubescens (H.L.Li) A.E.Murray

Acer duplicatoserratum is a small tree,^[4] in the same group of maples as Acer palmatum.^[5] The leaves are palmately lobed with seven to nine lobes, 2.3–10 centimetres (0.91–3.94 in) long and 3–10 centimetres (1.2–3.9 in) broad.^[4]

There are two varieties:^[4]

• Acer duplicatoserratum var. duplicatoserratum. Taiwan, endemic; listed as Vulnerable. It occurs in submontane broadleaved forest scattered in central to northern parts of the island.^[6] Its altitudinal range is 1,000–2,000 m (3,300–6,600 ft). Leaf petioles always pubescent.^[4]
• Acer duplicatoserratum var. chinense C.S.Chang. Mainland China, in deciduous forests at elevations of 200–1,500 metres (660–4,920 ft) asl. Leaf petioles pubescent only when young, becoming hairless as they grow.^[4]