Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern

 
  • Family : ACERACEAE
    (Maple Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : PHARJANJ FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern
  • Habitat : Mixed forests
  • Comments / notes : The plant is harvested from the wild for its wood which is used locally and also traded. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental in gardens.
  • Key identification features : A deciduous tree usually to 15 m, though up to 30 m. Bark green when young, turning grey to brown with age, smooth. Branchlets glabrous, purplish-red or greenish, bloomed or not, turning darker. Buds ovoid, with 4 pairs of scales. Nutlets ovoid. Flowering in May, with unfolding leaves
  • Flower, Fruit : May-September
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
  • Native : China, Bhutan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Literature :
    • Naithani, H.B. (1990) Flowering plants of India, Nepal, Bhutan.
    • Photographs of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Acer campbellii. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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