Acer saccharum Marshall

  • Filed As

    Sapindaceae
    Acer saccharum Marshall

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6960, 22 Apr 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, E of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway/US 1.

  • Habitat

    Formerly cultivated ground, fallow for at least 20 years with a mix of native and exotic tree species.

  • Description

    Tree 12 m tall, the trunk 30 cm diam; bark grey, rough, longitudinally cracking and peeling outward at the edges to form shallow, orangish, rough furrows; 3 main branches 2.5 m from ground, erect, the lateral braches ascending to spreading, forming distinct chevrons at branch axil; numerous fertile twigs litter the ground under this tree, gnawed off by squirrels. Not evident whether this tree planted or spontaneous.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica-gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088200

    Occurrence ID: 16f7ee84-97c5-479b-ad68-5dc4a54c036d

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122256, D. E. Atha 6960, Acer saccharum Marshall - Accepted : Sapindaceae (191.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Sapindaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acer saccharum Marshall det D. E. Atha, 2009
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden, E of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway/US 1

  • Elevation

    Alt. 24 m. (79 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8613, -73.8747

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Acer saccharum Marshall
del D. Atha (NY), 2015
The New York Botanical Garden
Aceraceae
Acer saccharum Marshall
det. 13. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Bronx Co. The New York
Botanical Garden, E of the Bronx River and N of Fordham Road/Pelham
Parkway/US 1. 40.861332N, 7TS74682W (± 5 m), oa 24 m. Formerly
cultivated ground, fallow for at least 20 years with a mix of native and
exotic tree species.
Tree 12 m tall, the trunk 30 cm diam; bark grey, rough, longitudinally
cracking and peeling outward at the edges to form shallow, orangish,
rough furrows; 3 main branches 2.5 m from ground, erect, the lateral
braches ascending to spreading, forming distinct chevrons at branch axil;
numerous fertile twigs litter the ground , under this tree, gnawed off by
squirrels. Not evident whether this tree planted or spontaneous. Sample
preserved in silica-gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6960	22	Apr	2009
Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY
01088200