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 60-100cm wide.[1] It's leaves have 5-7 lobes.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The tree has the following synonyms:[3]

Distribution

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d Tsuji, Tatsuichi; Jun Umezawa, Tako Satō (1992) (in Japanese). Common Trees of Hokkaido. Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press. pp. 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. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=250084190. 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. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?403929. Retrieved 20 January 2010.