房县枫 fang xian feng

Acer franchetii Pax, Hooker’s Icon. Pl. 19: ad t. 1897. 1889; A. franchetii var. megalocarpum W. P. Fang & W. K. Hu; A. franchetii var. schoenermarkiae (Pax) W. P. Fang & H. F. Chow; A. schoenermarkiae Pax; A. schoenermarkiae var. oxycolpum Handel-Mazzetti.

Leaf blade usually 3-lobed, rarely 5-lobed. Samara wing including nutlet 4-6.5 cm.

● Alpine forests, valleys; 1800-2500 m. Guizhou, SW Henan, NW Hubei, S Shaanxi, Sichuan, E Yunnan.

One of us (Chang) believes this taxon would be better treated as a synonym of Acer sterculiaceum. However, one of us (Chen) does not agree.