# Acer acuminatum

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Species of maple

Acer acuminatum Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Embryophytes Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Spermatophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Clade: Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Acer Section: Acer sect. Arguta Species: A. acuminatum Binomial name Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don 1825 Synonyms[2][3] Acer caudatum G. Nicholson 1881 not Wall. 1831 Acer sterculiaceum K. Koch 1869 not Wall. 1830

***Acer acuminatum*** is an Asian species of [maple](/source/Maple) native to the Himalayas and neighboring mountains in Tibet, [Kashmir](/source/Kashmir), northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan.[3]

*Acer acuminatum* is a multi-stemmed tree up to 10 meters tall. It is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers form on separate plants. Leaves are up to 12 across, each with 3 or 5 lobes.[3] The apexes of its leaves are both [caudate](/source/Glossary_of_leaf_shapes) and [acuminate](/source/Acuminate). Its [infructescence](/source/Infructescence) ranges from 12 to 20 centimeters long.[4]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-IUCN_1-0)** Chen, Y.; Gibbs, D.; Oldfield, S. (2018). ["*Acer acuminatum*"](https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/193514/2240864). *[IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](/source/IUCN_Red_List)*. **2018** e.T193514A2240864. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T193514A2240864.en](https://doi.org/10.2305%2FIUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T193514A2240864.en).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don — The Plant List"](http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2615357). *www.theplantlist.org*. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-tammy_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-tammy_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-tammy_3-2) ["Acer acuminatum in Flora of China @ efloras.org"](http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242420071). *www.efloras.org*. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** CHEN, You-Sheng (2007). "Two newly recorded species of Acer (Aceraceae) in China". *Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica*. **45** (3): 337. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1360/aps050172](https://doi.org/10.1360%2Faps050172). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0529-1526](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0529-1526).

## External links

- ["Acer acuminatum"](https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Acer+acuminatum). *[Plants for a Future](/source/Plants_for_a_Future)*.

Taxon identifiers Acer acuminatum Wikidata: Q12234030 Wikispecies: Acer acuminatum BOLD: 102164 CoL: 945N EPPO: ACRAC FNA: 242420071 FoC: 242420071 GBIF: 3768078 GRIN: 1081 iNaturalist: 1062325 IPNI: 781223-1 IUCN: 193514 NCBI: 290841 Open Tree of Life: 406141 PfaF: Acer acuminatum Plant List: kew-2615357 POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:781223-1 Tropicos: 200199 WFO: wfo-0000513942

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