Evergreen maple

(Acer paxii)

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Description

Acer paxii is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in southwestern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan). Acer paxii is an evergreen tree up to 15 meters tall, with brown bark. Leaves are non-compound, leathery, up to 11 cm wide and 6 cm across, toothless, sometimes unlobed but sometimes with 3 shallow lobes.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Sapindales
Family:Sapindaceae
Genus:Acer
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