Acer saccharum (species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Sapindaceae (family) > Acer (genus)
Descripción
Species of maple tree native to the eastern half of North America, widely grown as an ornamental and shade tree. It is a commercially important source of maple syrup, maple sugar, and hardwood lumber. Some trees of this species tend to develop special grain patterns called "bird's-eye maple." The tree has a smooth trunk, five-lobed leaves, and winged seeds.
URI original del concepto
Otros términos
- sugar maple (species) [en]
- sugar-maple (species) [en]
- hard maple (species) [en]
- rock maple (species) [en]
- suikerahorn (soort) [nl]
- érable à sucre (species) [fr]
- arce de azúcar (species) [es]
- Zuckerahorn (species) [de]
- acero da zucchero (species) [it]