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Botanical Terms - Acer (*Aceraceae family)
a genus of trees where the leaves are either entirely, oppositely lobed, or frequently palmately lobed (but A. negundo, box elder, has pinnate leaves). Flowers are borne in *racemes, *corymbs, or *umbels and are regular, pentamerous flowers. It's a *samara fruit. These trees are valuable for their lumber; many of the little Japanese species and cultivars are beautiful; and A. saccharum is the primary source of maple syrup in North America. In Britain, sycamore (A. pseudoplatanus), native to southern Europe, has naturalized, while field maple (A. campestre) grows wild. There are roughly 128 species, most of which are found in northern temperate regions with a small number found in tropical mountains. The majority of native species are found in China.
a genus of trees where the leaves are either entirely, oppositely lobed, or frequently palmately lobed (but A. negundo, box elder, has pinnate leaves). Flowers are borne in *racemes, *corymbs, or *umbels and are regular, pentamerous flowers. It's a *samara fruit. These trees are valuable for their lumber; many of the little Japanese species and cultivars are beautiful; and A. saccharum is the primary source of maple syrup in North America. In Britain, sycamore (A. pseudoplatanus), native to southern Europe, has naturalized, while field maple (A. campestre) grows wild. There are roughly 128 species, most of which are found in northern temperate regions with a small number found in tropical mountains. The majority of native species are found in China.
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