Plant Diversity ›› 1997, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (01): 1-3.

• Articles •    

THREE NEW SPECIES OF ACER FROM MEDOG, SE TIBET

Xu Tingzhi,Sun Hang,Zhou Zhekun   

  1. Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650204
  • Online:1997-02-25 Published:1997-02-25

Abstract: Species affinis A. oblongo Wal1. ex DC. a quo foliis majoribus subtus dense pubescentibus, alis samarae majoribus, nuculis leviter convexis differt.Arbor usque 30 m alta. Ramuli subterstes, glabri. Folia coriacea, elliptica, 9~l5 cm longa, 6~l0 cm lata, integra, apice acuminata, basi rotundata, supra viridia glabra, subtus pallide viridia, dense pubescentia; costa supra conspicua, subtus elevata, petioli 3~5.5 (~7) cm longi, glabri. Flores no visi.Infructescentiae recemosae, 10~l4 cm longae, glabrae, brunneae. Nuculae leviter convexae, glabrae; alis spathulatis 1.5 cm latis, nuculis inclusis 6 cm longis, erectis glabris.

Key words: Acer