Acer obtusifolium

Acer obtusifolium, the Syrian maple,^[2] is a Middle-eastern species of maple.

Acer obtusifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Acer
Series:	Acer ser. Monspessulana
Species:	A. obtusifolium
Binomial name
Acer obtusifolium Sm. 1824
Synonyms[1]
Acer creticum var. sublobatum Spach Acer orientale subsp. cyprium (Boiss.) A.E.Murray Acer orientale var. obtusifolium (Sm.) Pax Acer orientale subsp. syriacum (Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill. Acer syriacum var. cyprium Boiss.

Description

Acer obtusifolium is an evergreen maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage varying from unlobed to tri-lobed. The leaves are normally gray-green.^[2]

Distribution

Acer obtusifolium leaves and samaras, Mount Lebanon heights.

This species is found from eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and in Israel in Hermon and Galilee. It grows along coastal mountains.^[2]