Vasilis Teodoridis:
Aceraceae | Acer
44. Acer fabri Hance; J. Bot. 22: 76. 1884.
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Acer fabri var. dolichophyllum W. P. Fang & S. Y. Liang; A. fabri var. gracillimum W. P. Fang; A. fabri var. megalocarpum Hu & W. C. Cheng; A. fabri f. rubrocarpum (F. P. Metcalf) Rehder; A. fabri var. rubrocarpum F. P. Metcalf; A. fabri var. tongguense Z. X. Yu; A. fabri var. virescens W. P. Fang; A. fargesii Veitch ex Rehder; A. laevigatum Wallich var. fargesii (Rehder) Veitch; A. prainii H. Léveillé.
Trees small; usually ca. 1 m tall; andromonoecious. Bark brownish gray. Branchlets slender; glabrous. Leaves persistent; petiole 1-1.5 cm; slender; glabrous; leaf blade abaxially pale green; adaxially dark green; oblong; lanceolate; oblong-oblanceolate; or elliptic; 4-11 x 2-3.5 cm; leathery; abaxially glabrous; rarely with tufts of hairs at vein axils; adaxially glabrous; midvein raised; lateral veins 4 or 5 pairs; base acuminate or obtuse; undivided; margin entire; apex acuminate or shortly acuminate. Inflorescence erect; paniculate; glabrous or pubescent. Sepals 5; oblong; slightly pubescent. Petals 5; purple; obovate; shorter than sepals. Stamens 8; glabrous. Ovary glabrous. Fruiting pedicel 1-1.5 cm; slender; pubescent or glabrous. Fruit brownish yellow when mature; nutlets convex; ca. 5 mm in diam.; wing red; including nutlet 2.5-4.8 cm x 8-10 mm; wings spreading obtusely. Fl. Mar-Apr; fr. Sep.
Mixed forests; valleys; 500-2000 m. Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Hainan; Hubei; Hunan; Jiangxi; Sichuan; Yunnan [Vietnam].