Sapindaceae FAMILY

Acer acuminatum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acer acuminatum is a deciduous tree, often multi-stemmed, that can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 372 Title Flowers of India Publication Author Website http://www.flowersofindia.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a tea and source of wood.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - W. Himalayas from Kashmir to Nepal

HabitatOpen ravines on shady aspects at altitudes between 2,400 - 3,300 metres[ 158 Title Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Publication Author Gupta. B. L. Publisher Forest Research Institute Press Year 1945 ISBN - Description A good flora for the middle Himalayan forests, sparsly illustrated. Not really for the casual reader. ]. Mixed forests at an altitude of 2,700 - 3,100 metres in Tibet[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].