Sapindaceae FAMILY

Acer pectinatum

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Acer pectinatum is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 20 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. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for mainly local use of its wood and also for the commercial use of its leaves as a dye.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - central and southern China, northern India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar

HabitatOpen moist hillsides; at elevations from 2,700 - 3,800 metres in Nepal[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ]. Open forests; at elevations from 2,500 - 3,700 metres in western China[ 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. ].