Pan India Bouquets

Acer laevigatum Wall.

Family : Aceraceae
(Maple Family)
Family (Hindi name) : PHARJANJ FAMILY
Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
Synonym(s) : Acer caloneurum C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu; Acer guizhouense Y.K.Li; Acer hainanense F.Chun & W.P.Fang; Acer laevigatum subsp. reticulatum (Champ. ex Benth.) A.E.Murray; Acer legonsanicum Y.K.Li; Acer reticulatum Champ. ex Benth.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Acer laevigatum Wall.
Common name : Smooth maple, Nepal maple
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Himalayan forest, 1000 - 2130m. altitude
Comments / notes : Wood used in house-building and for making agricultural implements.
Flower, Fruit : May-September
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : West Central Himalaya to Central & South China and North Indo-China
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 98; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 67
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Acer laevigatum. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.