Acer pictum subsp. mono

Acer pictum subsp. mono
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Aceraceae
Genus: Acer
Species: Acer pictum
Subspecies: A. pictum subsp. mono
Trinomial name
Acer pictum subsp. mono
(Maxim.) H.Ohashi

Acer pictum subsp. mono, commonly known as Painted Maple or Mono Maple in English,[1]Kaeda Itaya (板屋楓?) or Ezo Itaya in Japan,[1] or 五角枫 (wu jiao feng) in China,[2] is a species of maple.

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Description

Acer pictum subsp. mono grows 15-20m tall and a trunk that is 60–100 cm wide.[1] It's leaves have 5-7 lobes.[1][2]

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Taxonomy

The tree has the following synonyms:[3]

  • Acer laetum var. parviflorum Regel
  • Acer mono Maxim. (basionym)
  • Acer pictum var. mono (Maxim.) Maxim. ex Franch.
  • Acer truncatum subsp. mono (Maxim.) A. E. Murray
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Distribution

The tree is native to Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[2][3]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d Tsuji, Tatsuichi; Jun Umezawa, Tako Satō (1992). Common Trees of Hokkaido (in Japanese). Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press. p. 262. ISBN 4-8329-1032-9. 
  2. ^ a b c "12b. Acer pictum subsp. mono (Maximowicz) H. Ohashi, J. Jap. Bot. 68: 321. 1993.". Flora of China. www.eFloras.org. Retrieved 20 January 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray subsp. mono (Maxim.) H. Ohashi". SDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. Beltsville, Maryland: National Germplasm Resources Laboratory. Retrieved 20 January 2010. 
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