Acer pictum subsp. mono

Acer pictum subsp. mono
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species:
A. pictum
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, itayakaede (板屋楓) or ezoitaya (蝦夷板屋) in Japan, wu jiao feng (五角楓) in China, or gorosoe (고로쇠) or gorosoenamu (고로쇠나무) in Korea, is a species of maple.

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Description

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. Its leaves have 5-7 lobes. The crown is broad and symmetrical, which appeals to bonsai artists.

Taxonomy

The taxonomy of A. mono is unresolved, with differing opinions on its name and identity. The tree has the following synonyms:

Distribution and habitat

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

References

  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 978-4-8329-1032-4.
  2. 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, Missouri and Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  3. ↑ "고로쇠나무[painted maple, Acer mono]". Doosan Corp. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Hetman, Jon (2019). "Leaning into Legend: Acer Mono". Arnoldia. 77 (1): 40. JSTOR 26866493.
  5. 1 2 "Acer pictum subsp. mono". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 1 January 2018.