Common name
English: Manitoba Maple, Western Boxelder
German: Eschen Ahorn
Mandarin: 复叶枫 (fu ye feng)
Portuguese: Bordo-negundo
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2629)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2532)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2141)
Order: Sapindales (68)
Family: Sapindaceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Acer (9)
Epithet: negundo L. (1)
Synonyms: Acer lobatum Raf., Negundo mexicanum DC., Rulac negundo (Linnaeus) Hitchcock, Rulac texana (Pax) Small
lobatum => divided into or bearing lobes
mexicanum => from or of Mexico
negundo => derived from the Sanskrit name of the plant Vitex negundo because of similarity of the leaves
texana => from Texas, USA
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: green, red
External links
Check for Acer negundo at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [823] Acer negundo - Plants For A Future database
- [1786] Acer negundo - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)