Taxon

Acer pycnanthum

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Common name: Japanese red maple, hananoki maple
Family: Aceraceae (maple family)
Synonym: Acer rubrum var. pycnanthum
Distribution: Japan
IUCN Red list: Vulnerable
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous tree
IUCN Red List code: VU C2a(i) (01 April 2019)
Comments: A rare maple found only in a restricted range Japan with only an estimated 1000 mature individuals remaining in the wild. Palmately lobed leaves, similar to our native red maple, turn orange in autumn.
Links: Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species • World Flora Online

Locations

  • 1: • Accession: D2019-0145.001 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
  • 2: STC: AC09 (AC09) • Accession: D2019-0145.002 • Origin: Japan • Provenance: Wild of Known Origin
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