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unusual facts about Acer



Acer cappadocicum

Acer cappadocicum (Cappadocian Maple) is a maple native to Asia, from central Turkey (ancient Cappadocia) east along the Caucasus, the Himalaya, to southwestern China.

Acer japonicum

Cultivars of this maple are found in almost every maple collection including Esveld Aceretum (Boskoop, Netherlands) and the large Acer section of Arnold Arboretum (Boston, Massachusetts).

Acer nipponicum

A ribosomal DNA study of Acer species in 2006 placed A. nipponicum along with the related A.caudatum near the base of the phylogenetic trees recovered.

Acer Records

The grouped release of the Amy Jane, Angel Dust and 4:AM singles and the digital release of Bald on the Inside all in November 2009, were all encompassed under the Acer Records umbrella.

Acer undulatum

Acer undulatum is a species of maple, endemic to Babadağ near Fethiye in Muğla Province, southwest Turkey, where it grows at altitudes of between 1,400 and 1,800 meters.

Alsophila pometaria

The larvae feed on a large variety of deciduous trees and shrubs, including Ulmus, Fraxinus and Acer.

AMD v. Intel

Some of the manufacturers involved in the case were Dell, HP, Gateway, Acer, Fujitsu, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi.

Arboretum de la Sédelle

Today the arboretum has grown to contain more than 370 taxa of woody plants, including major collections of Acer (130 taxa including 90 species and subspecies, with the remainder cultivars), Viburnum (27 taxa), Quercus (27), Cornus (23), Euonymus (15), Rhus (10), Tilia (9), and Liquidambar (4).

Arboretum Vilmorin

At present the arboretum contains some 2,280 identified species, with major collections of Acer, Berberis, Deutzia, Euonymus, Malus, Lonicera, Philadelphus, Quercus, and Rhododendron.

Archips xylosteana

These larvae are polyphagous, feeding on various shrubs and deciduous trees, mainly oak (Quercus), elm (Ulmus), Linden (Tilia), hazel (Corylus), maples (Acer) and ash (Fraxinus).

Australian Council for Educational Research

ACER was established with a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, a foundation itself established "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding".

Burl

The famous birdseye maple of the sugar maple (Acer saccharum) superficially resembles the wood of a burl but is something else entirely.

Busan International Foreign School

In addition, it offers the SAT and PSAT tests from the College Board in the USA and benchmarks through the International School Assessment tests from ACER (the Australian Council for Educational Research).

Clepsis rurinana

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including of Urtica, Chelidonium, Convolvulus, Euphorbia, Rumex, Aconitum, Lilium, Anthriscus, Aster, Rosa, Lonicera xylosteum, Acer and Quercus.

Cosmic Ignition

This single was recorded, mixed and produced by Tim Scott at Acer Studios, Greater Manchester, mastered on 19 July 2010 by Geoff Pesche in Suite 5 at Abbey Road Studios, London.

CyberLink

PowerCinema (media center software), which can be found bundled with Acer (Acer Arcade), Dell (Dell MediaDirect), and HP (HP QuickPlay) laptops

Hitman in the City

Other sponsors included Acer, Institute Estetica De Beaute, Seksun Precision Engineering, Great World City, Fits Clothing, National Apparel and the now-defunct Singapore branch of Au Bon Pain.

Hypagyrtis unipunctata

The larvae feed on the leaves of a wide range of deciduous trees and shrubs, including Amelanchier, Rosa, Prunus, Salix, Populus, Alnus, Betula, Corylus, Fraxinus, Tilia, Ulmus, Quercus and Acer.

Iridopsis ephyraria

The larvae feed on a wide range of woody plants Fraxinus, Abies balsamea, Betula, Prunus virginiana, Tsuga canadensis, Ulmus, Ribes uva-crispa, Acer and Salix species.

Lampronia quinquepunctata

It has been collected in an area with scattered Acer and Rhododendron shrubs, but the immature stages and host plant are unknown.

Lowestoft Sixth Form College

The college is a member of the SFCA (Sixth Form Colleges Association), AOC (Association of Colleges) and ACER (Association of Colleges Eastern Region).

Mobile PCI Express Module

Most Acer Core 2 Duo era notebooks with discrete graphics cards support MXM.

Paris type

The mycoheterotrophic plants utilize this to their advantage, as well as in many tree species, such as acer.

Platynota flavedana

The larvae feed on various plants and have been recorded on Acer, Eupatorium, Helianthus, Dianthus caryophyllus, Helianthemum, Hypericum perforatum, Rhododendron, Trifolium, Sassafras, Gossypium hirsutum, Gossypium thurberi, Fragaria, Prunus persica, Rosa and Citrus species.

Qin Mountains

The low-elevation forests of the foothills are dominated by temperate deciduous trees like oaks (Quercus acutissima, Q. variabilis), elm (Ulmus spp.), Common Walnut (Juglans regia), maple (Acer spp.), ash (Fraxinus spp.) and Celtis spp.

Schizura ipomoeae

The larvae feed on the leaves of various woody plants, including Fagus, Betula, Ulmus, Acer, Ipomoea, Quercus and Rosa species.

Spaelotis clandestina

The larvae are a pest on a variety of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants, including Vaccinium, Acer, Pinus, Fabaceae, Brassica oleracea, Zea mays, Malus and Fragaria.

SPB Software

SPB Software works with phone makers and mobile operators such as Huawei, HTC, Toshiba, (now Fujitsu), ZTE, Starhub, O2, K-Touch, Megafon, Acer Inc., HP, Nokia, MTS, Swisscom in various countries providing customized versions of its software and optimized applications and for particular devices.

Steve Pizzati

In February 2009, Pizzati joined Top Gear UK hosts Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond for ten performances of the Top Gear Live stadium show held at Acer Arena in Sydney.

Tari Phillips

She currently plays with Acer ERG Priolo, an Italian A1 team based in Priolo Gargallo, Sicily.

Trevor Einhorn

Einhorn has also most recently appeared in a television commercial for Acer laptops alongside Kiefer Sutherland, named "Dynamite Cupcakes", and in the sixth season of Mad Men, as copywriter John Mathis.

Yuhua, Singapore

Major companies and corporations present in the business park include Creative Technology, Sony, Acer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and JTC Corporation.


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