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Acer buergerianum
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<p><i>Acer buergerianum</i> (trident maple; <a href="/facts/Simplified_Chinese_characters/UcAD6xXs">simplified Chinese</a>: 三角枫; <a href="/facts/Traditional_Chinese_characters/bBFLkuz7">traditional Chinese</a>: 三角楓; <a href="/facts/Pinyin/pUwjfMXg">pinyin</a>: <i>sānjiǎofēng</i>) is a species of <a href="/facts/Maple/xCgQIY4z">maple</a> native to eastern <a href="/facts/China/lTjIXY5p">China</a> (from <a href="/facts/Shandong/7IyuMEdW">Shandong</a> west to southeastern <a href="/facts/Gansu/Uo1Sop7n">Gansu</a>, south to <a href="/facts/Guangdong/wvjsjdb1">Guangdong</a>, and southwest to <a href="/facts/Sichuan/e65P53aD">Sichuan</a>), <a href="/facts/Taiwan/VcJoUD8w">Taiwan</a> and <a href="/facts/Japan/U5mz0SRT">Japan</a>. The specific epithet is a <a href="/facts/Patronym/wrvUvUtT">patronym</a> honoring Dutch plant hunter J. Buerger (1804-1858). </p>