| Persian Maple | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Species: | A. velutinum |
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Acer velutinum Boiss. 1846 not Pax 1893 |
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Acer velutinum, velvet maple or Persian maple is a tree species native to Azerbaijan, Georgia and northern Iran. It grows in the moist Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests as wells as parts of Eastern Georgia.
It is a tall deciduous tree growing to over 40 m tall.
"Acer velutinum". Plantarium (in Russian). ![]()