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|synonyms = ''Acer serrulatum''<ref>http://www.plantexplorers.com/twiningvine/product_info.php/products_id/876</ref> |
|synonyms = ''Acer serrulatum''<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://www.plantexplorers.com/twiningvine/product_info.php/products_id/876 Acer oliverianum : Twining Vine Garden<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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'''''Acer oliverianum''''', common names '''Oliver's Maple''' and '''Oliver Maple''', is broadleaf deciduous tree. It is a species of [[maple]].<ref |
'''''Acer oliverianum''''', common names '''Oliver's Maple''' and '''Oliver Maple''', is broadleaf deciduous tree. It is a species of [[maple]].<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>[http://www.gardenology.org/wiki/Acer_oliverianum Acer oliverianum - Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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This species has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes. It grows up to 20 meters wilderness areas of Taiwan but usually only grows to 5 to 8 meters when cultivated.<ref |
This species has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes. It grows up to 20 meters wilderness areas of Taiwan but usually only grows to 5 to 8 meters when cultivated.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> It has more or less horizontal branches, and looks similar to ''[[Acer palmatum]]'' the Japanese Maple. |
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The leaves are opposite and simple being 6 to 10 cm across, with base truncate or cordate. The leaves are 5-lobed and palmate. The lobes are ovate, the middle lobe having 5 to 8 pairs of lateral veins with minor veins finely reticulate.<ref>http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/acoliv.htm</ref> |
The leaves are opposite and simple being 6 to 10 cm across, with base truncate or cordate. The leaves are 5-lobed and palmate. The lobes are ovate, the middle lobe having 5 to 8 pairs of lateral veins with minor veins finely reticulate.<ref name=autogenerated2>[http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/acoliv.htm Acer oliverianum, Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Flowers are whitish with five sepals purplish in colour. They have five white petals and eight stamen that are longer than the petals.<ref |
Flowers are whitish with five sepals purplish in colour. They have five white petals and eight stamen that are longer than the petals.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |
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The fruit are glabrous ranging from 2.5 to 3 cm long that spread at a wide angle.<ref |
The fruit are glabrous ranging from 2.5 to 3 cm long that spread at a wide angle.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |
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==Distribution== |
==Distribution== |
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''Acer oliverianum'' is found in forests and valleys from 1000 to 2000 metres. It is a native of [[Taiwan]]<ref |
''Acer oliverianum'' is found in forests and valleys from 1000 to 2000 metres. It is a native of [[Taiwan]]<ref name=autogenerated1 /> and China, and is found in such regions as [[Anhui]], [[Fujian]], southern [[Gansu]], [[Guizhou]], southern [[Henan]], western [[Hubei]], [[Hunan]], [[Jiangxi]], southern [[Shaanxi]], [[Sichuan]], coastal and northern [[Taiwan]], [[Yunnan]], and [[Zhejiang]].<ref name=autogenerated2 /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Acer oliverianum, common names Oliver's Maple and Oliver Maple, is broadleaf deciduous tree. It is a species of maple.[2][3]
Description
This species has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes. It grows up to 20 meters wilderness areas of Taiwan but usually only grows to 5 to 8 meters when cultivated.[2] It has more or less horizontal branches, and looks similar to Acer palmatum the Japanese Maple.
The leaves are opposite and simple being 6 to 10 cm across, with base truncate or cordate. The leaves are 5-lobed and palmate. The lobes are ovate, the middle lobe having 5 to 8 pairs of lateral veins with minor veins finely reticulate.[4]
Flowers are whitish with five sepals purplish in colour. They have five white petals and eight stamen that are longer than the petals.[4]
The fruit are glabrous ranging from 2.5 to 3 cm long that spread at a wide angle.[4]
Distribution
Acer oliverianum is found in forests and valleys from 1000 to 2000 metres. It is a native of Taiwan[2] and China, and is found in such regions as Anhui, Fujian, southern Gansu, Guizhou, southern Henan, western Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, southern Shaanxi, Sichuan, coastal and northern Taiwan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.[4]
References
- ^ Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 [and more or less continuously updated since]. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/.
- ^ a b c d Acer oliverianum : Twining Vine Garden
- ^ Acer oliverianum - Gardenology.org - Plant Encyclopedia and Gardening wiki
- ^ a b c d Acer oliverianum, Oregon State Univ., LANDSCAPE PLANTS