Acer heldreichii

Acer heldreichii is a species of maple in the flowering plant family Sapindaceae.^[5] Commonly called Balkan maple, Greek maple, Heldreich's maple, or mountain maple^[6][7][1] the species is native to the Balkan Peninsula east along the southern and eastern coasts of the Black Sea.^[2][8]

Acer heldreichii
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. Acer
Series:	Acer ser. Acer
Species:	A. heldreichii
Binomial name
Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss.[2]
Varieties
Acer heldreichii var. heldreichii Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray[3]
Synonyms[4][3]
Acer macropterum Vis. Acer visianii Nyman Acer trautvetteri Medw. (synonym of Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri)

Acer heldreichii is a tree up to 20 m (65.6 ft) tall^[9] with smooth bark.^[10] Leaves are 5–14 cm (2.0–5.5 in) long, deeply cut into three to five lobes^[9] which turn yellow to golden brown during the fall.^[10]