Taxonomy: Fam. Sapindaceae// Genus: Acer// Species: Acer monspessulanum L. The taxonomic classification is given according to The Euro+Med PlantBase (Raab-Straube, 2018+).
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Walters in Tutin et al. (1968) and Matevski in Micevski (2005).
Lifeform: Tree; phanerophyte (mesophanerophyte) according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native from Central and South Europe to Iran and Turkmenistan; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Oak forests on thermophilus sites.
Flowering period: Spring: MAR, APR.
Photographs taken in the natural habitat.
Acer monspessulanum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – habit. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – tree crown with branches. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branches. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch with fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch with fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch with fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – fruits (samaras). Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – fruits. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – twigs. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – twigs. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – twig. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaves. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – stem of twig and leaf petiole. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – stem of twig and leaf petiole. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – branch. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – crown branches. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – trunk. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – trunks. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – trunk. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – trunk. Osogovo – village of Pantelej region, 03.05.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images.
Acer monspessulanum – branches with fruits. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – leaves. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Acer monspessulanum – fruits. Scale in cm/ mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Acer L. Matevski, V. in Micevski, K. (2005). The Flora of the Republic of Macedonia Vol. I, Book 6. Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, pp. 1450 – 1462.
Acer L. Walters, S.M. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M., & Webb, D.A. (1968). Flora Europaea. Volume 2. Rosaceae to Umbelliferae. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 238 – 239.
