Maples of Central Asia (detailed version)

The following list is based on "The maples of the World"

My definition of "Central Asia" is from Iran to the Himalayas.

Botanical Name

Common name

Distribution

Character & Comments

NO

A.&ssp.caudatum

Aoba
(like a tail)

E. Himalayas to SE, Asia

Leaves 5-lobed, 7-12cm across
almost orbicular (not so long as wide)

701

A.calcaratum

(spurred)

Sikkim, India

Leaves 3-lobed,
20-25cm long, 7.5-11cm wide

702

A.&ssp.campbellii

(after Campbell)

Darjeeling, Sikkim
the Himalayas, Nepal

Leaves young leaves bronze-red soon turning
to olive-green, 5-7-lobed, palmate

703

A.eucalyptoides

(like eucalyptus)

Xizang (Tibet)

Leaves unlobed, oblong-elliptic
samaras yellow-green

704

A.oligocarpum

(with few fruits)

S. Xizang (Tibet)

Leaves entire, unlobed,
with shortly acuminate mucros, few veined

705

A.laevigatum

(smooth)

SE.Asia, Sichuan, Nepal

ever green, unlobed, coriaceous
1000-2000m

706

A.wardii

(after F. Kingdon Ward)

Upper Burma
E.Xizang, Assam

similar to Sect.Palmata, but having two
pairs of bud scales and extrastaminal discs

707

A.&ssp.pectinatum

(like a comb)

Himalayas, Bhutan
Nepal, Upper Burma

distinctive fiery red petioles

708

A.&ssp.sikkimense

(from Sikkim)

E. Himalayas, Sikkim
Bhutan, Assam, N.Burma

beautiful species of snakebark maple
Leaves ovate, 8-15cm long, 5-10cm wide

709

A.acuminatum

(tapering gradually
or abruptly)

W. Himalayas in Nepal
W. Pakistan, Kashmir

can be confused with some species of Sect.
Macrantha, but lacks the striped bark

710

A.stachyophyllum
(A. tetramerum)

(Spike-leaved)

Himalayas
from Sikkim to Hubei

Leaves ovate, unlobed to 3-5-lobed

711

A.&ssp.caesium

(bluish)

India, Kashmir, Nepal

Leaves 5-lobed, thin,15-28cm wide

712

A.velutinum

Velvet maple

Caucasus, N. Iran

25m tall, leaf huge, turn yellow
roadside trees in Russia

713

A.&ssp.hyrcanum

Balkan-Ahorn

Turkey, Iran, Lebanon

5 lobed, leathery, leaflobe rounded
petioles long

714

A.&ssp.
monspessulanum

Montpellier Maple

W. Asia, Iran

leathery leaves, semi-evergreen or
deciduous, 3 lobed, obtuse, turn yellow

715

ssp.persicum

(from Persia)

Central Iran

Leaves 3-lobed, up to 3 cm wide

716

ssp.assyriacum

(from the ancient
empire of Assyria)

W. Iran, N. Iraq

Leaves dentate on sterile shoots
It is known only in herbaria.

717

ssp.cinerascens

(grayish)

Iraq, Lebanon, W. Iran

Leaves grayish green
Bark olive-green with blackish spotting

718

ssp.ibericum

(from Iberia)

N. & NE. Iran

Small tree up to 8 m, Trunk with gray bark.

719

A.oblongum

Flying moth tree
Kusunoha kaede

Himalayas
Nepal, Kashmir

ever green, unlobed, coriaceous

720

A.&ssp.sterculiaceum

(with leaves like Sterculia)
the Roman god of manuring

W. Himalayas, Sikkim
Kashmir, Nepal

Leaves 3-5-lobed, 14-20cm across
young leaves almost tomentose on both sides

721

ssp.franchetii

(after Franchet)

China, Xizang (Tibet)

deciduous, Leaves 5-lobed, 9-15 cm long
when young yellowish pubescent

722

ssp.thomsonii

(after Thomas Thomson)

Himalayas, Sikkim
Assam, Bhutan

Leaves huge, 15-30cm across, 3-5-lobed

723

A.&ssp.cappadocicum

Cappadocian maple
Kolchischer Ahorn

Caucasus, Iran
Himalayas

like A.mono, milky sap, for park and garden
samaras spreading at s wide angle

724

ssp.sinicum

(Chinese)

Himalayas, China

the lobes are more pointed, the petioles
somewhat longer than ssp. cappadocicum

725

A.platanoides
ssp.turkestanicum

(from Turkestan)

Turkestan,
Tien-shan, Pamu-Alai

It is similar to No.925, but smaller.
It is based on the study of the herbarium.

726

A.tibetense

(from Tibet)

SE. Xizang (Tibet)

a tree with 5-lobed leaves
found in the Rangto Valley and Zayul

727

A.pentapomicum

(from Five Rivers)

N.W.Himarayas, Kashmir
Afghanistan, W. Pakistan

looking like small, gnarled, shrubby trees
Leaves 3 lobed, thick
Fruits often parthenocarpic

728

A.tataricum
ssp.semenovii

(after Semenova)

Tien-shan, Afghanistan

Flowers pale green, Much smaller leaves
2-3cm long 1-2cm wide

729

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