Acer palmatum




Family Aceraceae
Scientific name Acer palmatum Thunberg
Synonyms Acer eupalmatum (Schwerin) Koidzumi; Acer formosum Carrière; Acer palmatum Thunberg forma genuina Miquel; Acer palmatum Thunberg forma roseo-marginatum (C. Koch) Schwerin; Acer palmatum Thunberg subsp. genuinum (Siebold & Zuccarini) Koidzumi; Acer palmatum Thunberg subsp. palmatum (Thunberg) H. Hara; Acer palmatum Thunberg var. palmatum (K. Koch) Rehder; Acer polymorphum Siebold & Zuccarini; Acer sanguineum Carrière
Common name (Japanese common name) iroha-momiji, iroha-kaede
(English common name) Japanese maple
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (west of Fukushima Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu
(Other nations) Korea, China, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=13
Description Plants 10-30m tall. Leaves 4-7cm. Flowers red 4-6mm, flowering in April to May, fruits 1.5cm. Deciduous. Arbor trees.
Reference Acer palmatum Thunb.
Method for manufacturing a tonic composition for man and other animals (US Patent 4059695/1977)
Fluttering kite (US Patent 4530477/1985)
Rooting method for vegetative plant propagation of hard-to-root plants (US Patent 5584140/1996)
Cross-grained veneer and manufacturing method of the same (US Patent 6298888/2001)
Water purificant methods (US Patent 6478985/2002)



April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden
April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden



April 2007
at Ibaraki Prefecture Botanical Garden



December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
December 2007
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden