Persian Maple | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Sapindaceae |
Genus: | Acer |
Species: | A. velutinum |
Binomial name | |
Acer velutinum Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893 |
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Acer velutinum, velvet maple or Persian maple is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran. It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.
It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall.
"Acer velutinum". Plantarium (in Russian).