Species:
Acer obtusifolium Sm.
Synonym(s):
Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill.
Common name:
Syrian maple
Erable de Syrie
Arabic name:
قيقب سوري
Endemic to:
The east Mediterranean region
Habitat :
Boisements.
IUCN threat status:
LC
Chromosome Number:
2n = 26chr.
Geneva Herbaria Catalogue
Herbarium WU, University of Vienna
Herbier du MNHN de Paris
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew Herbarium
Botanic Description
Fr: Arbre atteignant 8 mètres de hauteur. Ses feuilles font 3-8cm et sont tronquées, trilobées et dépourvues de poils. Les corymbes sont blanc-jaunâtre, aux fleurs unisexuées. Les samares ont des ailes divergentes.
Eng: Tree reaching 8 meters in height. Its leaves are 3-8cm long, truncated, three-lobed and hairless. The corymbs are yellowish-white, with unisexual flowers. Samaras have divergent wings.
Seeds
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Jabal Moussa Biosphere Reserve
Date: October 2009
Location: Nahr Ibrahim
Photo: Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat
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Date: October 2009
Location: Nahr Ibrahim
Photo: Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat
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Date: October 2009
Location: Nahr Ibrahim
Photo: Magda Bou Dagher Kharrat
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Date: 2 Juillet 2020
Location: Akkar
Photo: Akkar Trail
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Date: 2 Juillet 2020
Location: Akkar
Photo: Akkar Trail
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Date: 2 Juillet 2020
Location: Akkar
Photo: Akkar Trail
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Date: 2 Juillet 2020
Location: Akkar
Photo: Akkar Trail
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Altitude
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Distribution
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