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] itayakaede (板屋楓) or ezoitaya (蝦夷板屋) in Japan,[1] 五角枫 (wu jiao feng) in China,[2] or Gorosae (고로쇠) in Korea,[3] 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] Its leaves have 5-7 lobes.[1][2]

Taxonomy

The tree has the following synonyms:[4]

Distribution

The tree is native to Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[2][4]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 3 "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. "고로쇠나무[painted maple,Acer mono]". Doosan Corp. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "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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