[1][3] Acer oliverianum has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes.

[1] It has more or less horizontal branches, and looks similar to Acer palmatum the Japanese Maple.

[4] The fruit are glabrous ranging from 2.5 to 3 cm long that spread at a wide angle.

[4] Acer oliverianum is found in forests and valleys at elevations of 1000 to 2000 metres.

It has been found only in Taiwan and China,[1] in the provinces of Anhui, Fujian, southern Gansu, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang.