Acer pectinatum

Acer pectinatum is an Asian species of maple that is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent.^[4] It is a spreading deciduous tree up to 20 m (66 ft) tall in the wild,^[5] with brown bark. The leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 10 cm wide and 8 cm across, toothless, usually with 5 lobes but sometimes 3, the lobes toothed along the edges.^[4] The leaves of mature trees turn brilliant shades of yellow and orange before falling off in autumn.^[5]

Acer pectinatum
Acer pectinatum ssp. forrestii, branchlets and autumn leaves with reflecting water in the background
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. Macrantha
Species:	A. pectinatum
Binomial name
Acer pectinatum Wall. ex G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. ex Pax 1886[2]
Synonyms[3]
List Acer forrestii Diels Acer laxiflorum Pax Acer maximowiczii Pax Acer urophyllum Maxim. Acer chienii Hu & W.C.Cheng Acer chloranthum Merr. Acer taronense Hand.-Mazz.

Subspecies

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• Acer pectinatum subsp. forrestii (Diels) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
• Acer pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum (Pax) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Yunnan
• Acer pectinatum subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) A.E.Murray - see Acer maximowiczii
• Acer pectinatum subsp. pectinatum - Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Nepal
• Acer pectinatum subsp. taronense (Hub.-Mor.) A.E.Murray - Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar