Taxon

Acer diabolicum

Acer diabolicum - devil maple, horned maple
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Common name: devil maple, horned maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Distribution: Japan
IUCN Red list: Least concern
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
Comments: The horned maple or devil maple is native to central and southern Japan, and it is also planted as an ornamental in that region. Elsewhere, this is not a well known tree. It will typically grow up to 20-30 ft. tall. The winged fruit (i.e., samara) is its distinguishing feature as it is thick and bristly with two hornlike structures leftover from the flower protruding out, hence the common name and specific epithet. Trees of this species are either female or male (i.e., dioecious). Female trees bear yellow flowers, while male trees have more showy red blooms.
Links: Flora of Japan • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: FLT: CE24 (CE24) • Accession: D2012-0197.001 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: FLT: CE24 (CE24) • Accession: D2012-0197.002 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 3: FLT: CE24 (CE24) • Accession: D2016-0236.002 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Cultivated of Known wild Origin
  • 4: LKV: CB15 (CB15) • Accession: D1949-0002.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 5: MAG: CB12 (CB12) • Accession: D1962-0013.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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