Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple, Palmate Maple
Other regional names: Purple Japanese Maple +1 more
- Purple Japanese Maple
- Smooth Japanese Maple
Also known as: Acer decompositum Dippel +18 more
- Acer decompositum Dippel
- Acer eupalmatum (Schwer.) Koidz.
- Acer flavescens H.J.Veitch
- Acer formosum Carrière
- Acer formosum f. roseomarginatum (Van Houtte) Nakai
- Acer friederici-guillelmii Carr
- Acer incisum Dippel
- Acer japonicum var. polymorphum (Siebold & Zucc.) Veitch
- Acer jucundum Carrière
- Acer ornatum Carrière
- Acer palmatum f. bicolor (R.Sm. ex R.Hogg) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. crispum (André) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. elegans (R.Sm. ex R.Hogg) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. flavescens (Veitch ex R.Hogg) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. friederici-guillelmii (Carr) Schwer.
- Acer palmatum f. latilobum (Koidz.) Ohwi
- Acer palmatum f. linearilobum (Miq.) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. ornatum (Carrière) G.Nicholson
- Acer palmatum f. reticulatum (André) G.Nicholson
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Acer palmatum (commonly known as Japanese Maple or Palmate Maple) is a tree within the Sapindaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Japan, Korea
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Arkansas, Baltic States, China North-Central, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Germany, Great Britain, Illinois, Ireland, Italy, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Victoria, Virginia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms