Acer velutinum

Acer velutinum, the velvet maple or Persian maple, is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran.[2] It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.

Acer velutinum
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. velutinum
Binomial name
Acer velutinum Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893
Synonyms[1]
List Acer insigne Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne var. glabrescens Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. glabrescens (Boiss. & Buhse) Schwer. Acer insigne var. longiloba Bornm. Acer insigne var. obtusiloba Freyn & Sint. Acer insigne f. perckense Schwer. Acer insigne var. van-volxemii (Mast.) Pax Acer insigne var. velutinum (Boiss.) Boiss. & Buhse Acer insigne f. velutinum (Boiss.) Bornm. Acer pseudoplatanus var. van-volxemii (Mast.) Wesm. Acer pulchrum G.Nicholson Acer van-volxemii Mast.

It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall.[3]

References

1. "Acer velutinum Boiss.". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – via The Plant List.
2. "Acer velutinum". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. Akbarinia, M. & Hukusima, T. 1995. Regeneration Process of Fagus orientalis Forests after Cutting in Iran. J. Jpn. For. Soc. 77(2): 170-178. Available online Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine