Acer heldreichii

Acer heldreichii, common names Heldreich's maple, Greek maple, and Balkan maple[4][5] is a European species of maple.[6][1][7] It is native to Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Acer heldreichii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Acer
Series: Acer ser. Acer
Species:
A. heldreichii
Binomial name
Acer heldreichii
Varieties
  • Acer heldreichii var. heldreichii
  • Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray[2]
Synonyms[3][2]
  • Acer macropterum Vis.
  • Acer visianii Nyman
  • Acer trautvetteri Medw. (synonym of Acer heldreichii var. trautvetteri)

Acer heldreichii is a tree up to 20 meters tall. Leaves are 5–14 cm long, deeply cut into 5 lobes.[6][8]

References
  1. Czech Botany, Biological Library, BioLib - Acer heldreichii (Heldreich's Maple)
  2. "Acer heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri (Medw.) A.E.Murray". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  3. "Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
  4. "Smith College Botanic Garden Plant Images". Smith.edu. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  5. "Deciduous Trees". Uah.edu. Archived from the original on 2012-06-08. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  6. Backyard Gardener, Acer heldreichii ( Greek Maple )
  7. Acer heldreichii information from the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW)
  8. Red Data Book of Bulgaria, Acer heldreichii description, color drawing, Bulgarian distribution map
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