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708. ACER PENTAPHYLLUM
Author(s) -
McNamara William A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
curtis's botanical magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1467-8748
pISSN - 1355-4905
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8748.2011.01737.x
Subject(s) - maple , aceraceae , gynostemma pentaphyllum , geography , biology , botany , traditional medicine , chemistry , medicine , extraction (chemistry) , chromatography
A rare maple from western Sichuan, Acer pentaphyllum Diels, is described and illustrated. Accounts of its original discovery, history in cultivation and recent rediscovery in the wild are given. The threats to its survival in the wild and its conservation in cultivation are discussed.