Deciduous tree. Leaves 3-8 cm across, 5-lobed; lobes sometimes lobulate, obtuse or rounded, rarely acute; lobules obtuse, sinuses acute; base subcordate. Inflorescence corymbose. Samaras horizontal, often sigmoid along the back.

Type: Described from Europe.

Distribution: Europe, NW. Africa, Caucasia, N. Iran and Pakistan.

This species has been found only under cultivation in Pakistan. The horizontal samaras help in the identification of this species.