Acer caudatifolium

Acer caudatifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:
A. caudatifolium
Binomial name
Acer caudatifolium
Hayata (1911)
Synonyms
List
  • Acer kawakamii Koidz. (1911)
  • Acer kawakamii var. taiton-montanum (Hayata) H.L.Li (1952)
  • Acer ovatifolium Koidz. (1911)
  • Acer pectinatum subsp. formosanum A.E.Murray (1977)
  • Acer taiton-montanum Hayata (1913)

Acer caudatifolium is an Asian species of maple, found only in Taiwan. The species is sometimes confused with another Taiwanese tree, Acer morrisonense. This species has been known to reach 20 metres tall. Leaves are non-compound, the blade narrowly ovate, up to 11 cm long by 4.5 cm wide, with serrate margins but no lobes.