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Sapindaceae Acer spicatum | Taxonomy | Flora of the World

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Taxon

Acer spicatum Lam.

Protologue Encycl. [J. Lamarck & al.] 2(1): 381. 1786 [16 Oct 1786]BHL IPNI

AcceptedGBIF

Least Concern

Acer spicatum Lam. belongs to the Sapindaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.

Acer spicatum, Davidson, C 12991--North Carolina. Swain Co. Nantahala R. 13 May 2015. DSC05181 (24).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Davidson, C 12991

May 12, 2015

Location

United States, North Carolina, Swain

35.247222, -83.655

Location Remarks

Nantahala National Forest. Along the Nantahala River on NC route 1310. 754 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, David E. Boufford, Sharon R. Christoph, Tomomi Masaki

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Sapindaceae

Genus

Acer

Specific Epithet

spicatum

Authorship

Lam.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF WFO POWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 9.7

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#106,664 of 335,497

Top 32%

Extinction probability

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →