Acer cordatum is an Asian species of maple. It has been found only in China.Flora of China, Acer cordatum Pax, 1889. 紫果枫 zi guo feng
Acer cordatum is a small tree up to 10 meters tall. Leaves are non-compound, either unlobed or with 2 or 3 lobes.Pax, Ferdinand Albin 1889. Hooker's Icones Plantarum 19(4): unnumbered text page following plate 1897 description in Latin, commentary in English
Varieties Acer cordatum var. cordatum - leaves not lobed - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang Acer cordatum var. dimorphifolium (F.P.Metcalf) Y.S.Chen - leaves each with 2 or 3 lobes -- Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi
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