Acer kawakamii
Acer kawakamii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Acer |
Species: | A. kawakamii
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Binomial name | |
Acer kawakamii Koidzumi, 1911
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Acer kawakamii is a species of Asian maple and a plant endemic to Taiwan. It belongs to the family Sapindaceae (formerly Aceraceae) and the genus Acer.[1]
Morphology
It is a deciduous tree.
Taxonomy
This species was first named by Gen'ichi Koizumi in 1911[2] and subsequently described and illustrated in later academic articles[3]. However, no type specimen was cited; it was only mentioned that the type specimen was collected from the temperate forests of Mount Hakkutisan in Alishan. According to a study conducted by Chien-Yu Tseng in 2007, the approximate type specimen currently held at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (catalog number: DB No. 01924) is likely the one recognized by Gen'ichi Koizumi. Due to significant morphological variations, particularly in leaf morphology and the number of leaf lobes, the species has been differentiated into subspecies or varieties. However, since these characteristics are difficult to determine, Tseng suggested treating it as a single species.[4]
Reference
- ^ Li, Hui-Lin; Lo, Hann-Chung (1993). Aceraceae. Flora of Taiwan vol. 3 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan, ROC: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Lungwei Printing Company, Ltd. pp. 591, 593.
- ^ Koidzum, Gen'ichi (1911). "Observations on the Aceraceae". Botanical Magazine. 25: 102.
- ^ Koidzumi, Gen'ichi. (1911). "Revisio Aceracearum Japonicarum". The journal of the College of Science, Imperial University of Tokyo. 32 (1): 402.
- ^ 曾, 千育 (2007). 臺灣地區槭樹屬植物之分類研究─以外部形態與分子證據探討 (in Chinese). 新竹: 國立新竹教育大學碩士論文. pp. 31–65.