Acer tschonoskii

Acer tschonoskii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species:
A. tschonoskii
Binomial name
Acer tschonoskii
Synonyms[2]

Acer pellucidobracteatum H.Lév. & Vaniot

Acer tschonoskii (in Japanese ミネカエデ, Mine-kaede, literally "ridge maple"), the butterfly maple or Tschonoski's maple, is a species of shrub or small tree native to Japan and the Kuril Islands.[2][3] It is one of the least invasive, easiest to grow, and hardiest species of maples, but remains rarely used in gardens.[3] A. tschonoskii naturally grows in subalpine habitats, at elevations between 1,400–2,500 m (4,600–8,200 ft).[3] A. tschonoskii var. australe,[4] (in Japanese ナンゴクミネカエデ, Nangoku-mine-kaede, literally "southern Tschonoski's maple"), a variety of A. tschonoskii, is distributed from Iwate Prefecture southward to Shikoku and Kyushu.[5]

References

  1. ^ Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 31: 23 (1886)
  2. ^ a b "Acer tschonoskii Maxim". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Gregory, Peter; Vertrees, J. D. (24 February 2010). Japanese Maples: The Complete Guide to Selection and Cultivation, Fourth Edition. Timber Press. p. 331. ISBN 9780881929324.
  4. ^ Yoshihide, Momotani (1962). "[Southern Tschonoski's maple (a new naming)] Nangoku-mine-kaede (Shinsho)". Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica. 19 (2–3): 72 – via J-STAGE.
  5. ^ Igari, Takashi (2010). [Maple identification handbook] Kaede Shikibetsu Handbook (in Japanese). Tokyo: Bun-ichi Sogo Shuppan. pp. 26–29. ISBN 978-4-8299-1175-4.


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