Acer fenzelianum

Description

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, Acer laurinum, extends to the Southern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus is the sycamore maple, Acer pseudoplatanus, the most common maple species in Europe. Acer fenzelianum is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in Yunnan and Vietnam. Acer fenzelianum is a tree up to 20 meters tall with gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, moderately thick and slightly leathery, usually with 3 lobes, the central lobe much larger than the 2 small flanking lobes.