Maples of Southeast Asia (detailed version)

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

My definition of "Southeast Asia" is southeast of the Himalayas.
(excepting species seen only in China)

Botanical Name

Common name

Distribution

Character & Comments

NO

A. & ssp. caudatum

Aoba
(like a tail)

E. Himalayas,
Upper Burma

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

801

A. calcaratum

(spurred)

Burma, Thailand,
Sikkim

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

802

A. campbellii
ssp. flabellatum

(fan-shaped)

northern Laos,
Vietnam

Leaves 7-lobed, leaf margin more serrate
than that of ssp. campbellii

803

A. chapaense

(after Chapa region)

North Vietnam

3-5-lobed, 5-15cm across, almost
orbicular, glabrous, with five main veins

804

A. fenzelianum

(after Fenzl)

North Vietnam

Leaves 3-lobed or tridentate
bases rounded to subcordate

805

A. tonkinense

(after Tonkin)

Tonkin,
North Vietnam

Leaves leathery, subcoriaceous, 3-lobed
inflorescences long

806

A. erythranthum

(red flowering)

Annam, Vietnam

Leaves unlobed, entire, broadly lanceolate
apices acuminate, margins entire

807

A. fabri

(after Faber)

Hong Kong, E. Himalayas Hainan

Leaves fully unlobed, oblong
leaf bases cuneate

808

A. hainanense

(after Hainan)

Hainan, Guangdong

ever green, unlobed, apices acute, coriaeous

809

A. laevigatum

(smooth)

SE asia,
Sichuan, Nepal

ever green, unlobed, coriaceous
1000-2000m

810

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

811

A. & ssp. pectinatum

(like a comb)

Himalayas, Bhutan
Nepal, Upper Burma

distinctive fiery red petioles

812

ssp. taronense

(from the Taron River)

NE Burma, E. Xizang

Leaves 5-lobed, ovate, 4-10 cm long
3-8 cm wide, lobes triangular ovate

813

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

814

A. stachyophyllum
(A. tetramerum)

(Spike-leaved)

Himalayas
from Sikkim to Hubei

Leaves ovate, unlobed to 3-5-lobed

815

A. oblongum

Flying moth tree
Kusunoha kaede

Himalayas
Nepal, Kashmir

ever green, unlobed, coriaceous

816

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

817

ssp. thomsonii

(after Thomas Thomson)

Himalayas, Sikkim
Assam, Bhutan

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

818

A. cappadocicum
ssp. sinicum

(Chinese)

Himalayas, China

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

819

A. Garrettii
(A. longicarpum)
(A. machilifolium)

(after Garrett)

Hainan, Thailand
Annam, Tonkin,
Vietnam

reddish or bluish shoots, evergreen leaves
Leaves persistent, oblong-elliptic, fully unlobed

820

A. Laurinum
(A. cassiaefolium)
(A. decandrum)

Walik elar, Wuru dapung
Wuru putih
(with evergreen leaves)

Burma, Hainan, China
Malaysia, Indonesia

a mighty evergreen tree,
branches glaucous to purplish,
leaves persistent, oblong-elliptic
glaucous beneath, shining green above

821

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