Acer japonicum




Family Aceraceae
Scientific name Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray
Synonyms Acer circumlobatum Maximowicz; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray forma macrophyllum Schwerin; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray forma villosum (Koidzumi) H. Hara; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. circumlobatum (Maximovicz) Koidzumi; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. insulare (Pax) Ohwi; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. kobakoense (Nakai) H. Hara; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. macrophyllum (Koidzumi) Honda; Acer japonicum Thunberg ex Murray var. villosum Koidzumi; Acer monocarpon Nakai; Acer kobakoense Nakai
Common name (Japanese common name) ha-uchiwa kaede [round fan leaves maple], meigetsu kaede [full moon maple]
(English common name) Japanese maple, full moon maple
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu
(Other nations) none
Chromosomal number 2n=12
Description Plants 5-10m tall. Leaves 7-12cm. Flowers red, flowering in April to May, fruits ca. 2cm. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Acer japonicum Thunb.



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden



November 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
November 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden