學名：Acer morrisonense

Family name: Aceraceae

Scientific name: Acer morrisonense

 

　　深秋起森林開始變裝，除了青楓之外，就屬台灣紅榨槭最吸引眾人的目光！與青楓相較，葉片較青楓寬圓，葉片為五淺裂，春季吐新芽時嫩葉也呈紅色。它是海拔分布最高的槭樹，落葉前顏色最紅。主要生長在海拔1,800-2,400公尺山區，秋季到達北大武山，由步道口拾級而上，可以欣賞到青楓與台灣紅榨槭接力演出的變裝秀。

 

　　In contrast to Green maple, Taiwan red maple has broader and rounder leaves, shallowly 5-lobed. It is distributed in forests between 1,800 and 2,400 meters. None of the other maple species in Taiwan is found at such high altitudes. Its leaves are also the reddest.