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Acer yui is an uncommon Asian species of maple. It has been found only in Gansu and Sichuan Provinces in western China.[3]
| Acer yui | |
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| Acer yui seen at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The seed was collected in the wild in Gansu Province in 2005 | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Section: | Acer sect. Pentaphylla |
| Series: | Acer ser. Trifida |
| Species: | A. yui |
| Binomial name | |
| Acer yui W.P.Fang 1934 | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Acer yui is a small deciduous tree up to 7 meters tall with gray bark. Leaves are non-compound, up to 7 cm wide to 2.5 cm across, thin, with 3 lobes but no teeth.[3] It is visually similar to Acer buergerianum.[4]
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