Crete maple
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The Acer sempervirens ( Acer sempervirens ) is a plant from the genus of maple ( Acer ).
description
The Crete maple is a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree that reaches a stature height of 8 to 10 (under favorable conditions up to 16) meters, often remains a low shrub when bitten by cattle. The bark is dark gray with light brown cracks.
The leaves are 2 to 5 cm in size, leathery and three-lobed, but often unlobed or irregularly lobed, especially in bitten specimens. They are bare and shiny dark green on top, slightly lighter on the underside. The petiole is only 0.5 to 1.5 cm long.
The flowers are greenish-yellow and are about 5 in almost sitting, upright, later hanging umbrella clusters. The gap fruits have parallel or acute-angled wings.
Systematics
Synonyms for Acer sempervirens L. are Acer creticum auct. non L. , Acer orientale auct. non L. and Acer heterophyllum Willd.
The species is grouped in the subgenus Acer and in turn in the Monspessulana series .
distribution
The Crete maple is mainly found in Greece in the Aegean region. On the mainland it occurs only in the southern and central Peloponnese . On the Aegean Islands, its distribution extends from Samothrace in the north over the Northern Sporades , Euboea , Chios and the Cyclades to Crete . In Anatolia there are isolated finds in the mountains on the Aegean coast. The distribution area extends to Antalya along the Turkish south coast .
Location
The Crete maple occurs on Crete in the mountain forests of the limestone mountains at an altitude of 800 to 1500 m. In damp or shady locations, e.g. B. in ravines, on streams and on northern slopes as well as generally on smaller islands, the species occurs in much lower elevations. In the north of its range, the species only reaches heights of up to 900 m.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Adam Boratyński: Acer sempervirens . In: Enzyklopädie der Holzgewächse, Supplements 18, 1999, p. 2.
- ↑ Peter Schönfelder, Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos of the Mediterranean flora. Over 1600 species and 1600 photos (= KosmosNaturführer ). Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 .
- ↑ a b Adam Boratyński, Kazimierz Browicz Jerzy Zielinski: Chorology of trees and shrubs in Greece. 2nd Edition. Poznańska Drukarnia Naukowa, Poznań 1992, ISBN 83-85599-05-3 .
- ↑ Kazimierz Browicz: Chorology of trees and shrubs in south-west Asia and adjacent regions. 1. Polish Scientific Publishers, Warszawa & Poznań 1982, ISBN 83-01-03928-0 .
Web links
- Brief description of the item (French)
- Acer sempervirens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), USDA , ARS , National Genetic Resources Program. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
- Pictures at www.baumkunde.de