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| Acer pictum subsp. mono | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Genus: | Acer |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | A. p. subsp. mono |
| Trinomial name | |
| Acer pictum subsp. mono | |
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] wu jiao feng (五角楓) in China,[2] or gorosoe (고로쇠) or gorosoenamu (고로쇠나무) in Korea,[3] is a species of maple.
Description
[edit]Acer pictum subsp. mono grows 15 to 20 meters (49 to 66 ft) tall and a trunk that is 60 to 100 centimeters (24 to 39 in) wide.[1] Its leaves have 5-7 lobes.[1][2] The crown is broad and symmetrical, which appeals to bonsai artists.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit]The taxonomy of A. mono is unresolved, with differing opinions on its name and identity.[4] The tree has the following synonyms:[5]
- 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
Distribution and habitat
[edit]The tree is native to Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.[2][4][5]
References
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- 1 2 3 4 Tsuji, Tatsuichi; Jun Umezawa; Tako Satō (1992). Common Trees of Hokkaido (in Japanese). Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press. p. 262. ISBN 978-4-8329-1032-4.
- 1 2 3 Xu, Tingzhi; Chen, Yousheng; de Jong, Piet C.; Oterdoom, Herman John; Chang, Chin-Sung. "Acer pictum subsp. mono". Flora of China. Vol. 11. Retrieved 20 January 2010 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ↑ "고로쇠나무[painted maple, Acer mono]". Doosan Corp. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- 1 2 3 Hetman, Jon (2019). "Leaning into Legend: Acer Mono". Arnoldia. 77 (1): 40. JSTOR 26866493.
- 1 2 "Acer pictum subsp. mono". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- Aceraceae Acer pictum Thunb. subsp. mono ( Maxim. ) H.Ohashi, International Plant Names Index
- Acer mono - Maxim., Plants For A Future, 1996–2008.
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