Acer ukurunduense, common names Ukurundu Maple and Arahaga Maple, is a species of maple

Maple

Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...

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Description

This slow-growing deciduous tree grows from 6 to 9 metres high (20 to 30 feet). The flowers are hermaphrodite and produced in May are white to near white. The seeds will ripen from September to October

Habitat

This species lives in open ravines on shady aspects at altitudes of 2,100 to 3,300 metres. It prefers sandy, loamy, or clay soils, and can also live in heavy clay soil.

Distribution

Acer ukurunduense occurs in East Asia

East Asia

East Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...

 from the Eastern Himalayas

Himalayas

The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...

 to Burma.

Uses

The leaves of this tree can be used for tea.

Synonyms

• Acer caudatum
• Acer caudatum subsp. ukurunduense
• Acer caudatum Wall. var. ukurunduense (Trautv. & C. A. Mey.) Rehder
• Acer spicatum Lam. var. ukurunduense (Trautv. & C. A. Mey.) Maxim.
• Acer Spicatum Ukurunduense

External links

• Leaf image
• Trunk image
• Seed image