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Acer obtusifolium, the Syrian maple,[2] is a Middle-eastern species of maple.

Acer obtusifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Acer
Series:	Acer ser. Monspessulana
Species:	A. obtusifolium
Binomial name
Acer obtusifolium Sm. 1824
Synonyms[1]
Acer creticum var. sublobatum Spach Acer orientale subsp. cyprium (Boiss.) A.E.Murray Acer orientale var. obtusifolium (Sm.) Pax Acer orientale subsp. syriacum (Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill. Acer syriacum var. cyprium Boiss.

Description

Acer obtusifolium is an evergreen maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage varying from unlobed to tri-lobed. The leaves are normally gray-green.[2]

Distribution

This species is found from eastern Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, and in Israel in Hermon and Galilee. It grows along coastal mountains.[2]

References

External links

• Encyclopedia of Life photos

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