Acer palmatum
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644006bdec7e8858636967 |
| Scientific name | Acer palmatum |
| Authority | Thunb. |
| First published in | Syst. Veg. ed. 14 : 911 (1784) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
Live plants and containerized cultivars (e.g., ‘Bloodgood’, ‘Osakazuki’) grown for landscape and garden use; cut branches and foliage for floral displays; bonsai trees prepared by nursery and specialty growers.
Industrial and craft applications:
Wood from pruned or thinned trees is worked into small turnery and carving (e.g., small boxes, musical instrument parts, brush handles). Limited use in thin veneer; wood is used for high-quality charcoal. Wood is pale, lightweight, and fine-grained, suitable for close-tolerance work and detailed carving.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
No documented uses; a minor reported practice is adding cut leaves to potpourri for light scent, but this is not well-documented for the taxon.
Scientific/model use:
Widely used in research into leaf shape development, pigmentation (anthocyanin), and cultivar genetics; serves as a model in systematics for studying variation and evolution. Genomic and transcriptomic resources exist (e.g., reference sequences in major databases) and are used in phylogenetics, population studies, and horticultural trait analysis.
Properties relevant to use:
Fine, even grain and low to moderate density make the wood workable for detailed craft items; high anthocyanin content in red-leaf cultivars underpins ornamental color expression used in selection and breeding.
Standards and regulation:
Trade in live plants and propagation material is governed by national plant import/export and plant health regulations; bonsai and cut foliage are subject to CITES (where applicable), phytosanitary certification, and customs declarations for cross-border movement.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Negundo sessilifolium | Miq. | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 2: 89 (1865) |
| Acer decompositum | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 464 (1892) |
| Acer formosum | Carrière | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 39: 3 (1867) |
| Acer friederici-guillelmii | Carr | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 39: 300 (1867) |
| Acer incisum | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 464. 1892 |
| Acer jucundum | Carrière | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 39: 380 (1867) |
| Acer ornatum | Carrière | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 39: 391 (1867) |
| Acer palmatum var. amoenum | (Carrière) Ohwi | |
| Acer palmatum var. dissectum | (Thunb.) Miq. | Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 2: 449 1867 |
| Acer palmatum f. latilobum | (Koidz.) Ohwi | |
| Acer palmatum f. luteoflorum | A.E.Murray | Kalmia 12: 17 (1982). |
| Acer palmatum var. multifidum | K.Koch | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 251 1864 |
| Acer polymorphum f. roseomarginatum | Van Houtte | J. Gén. Hort. 15: 127 1863 |
| Acer pinnatifidum | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 464 (1892) |
| Acer polymorphum | Siebold & Zucc. | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 158. 1845 |
| Acer pulverulentum | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 464 (1892) |
| Acer ribesifolium | Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 578 (1892) |
| Acer roseomarginatum | (Van Houtte) Koidz. | Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 43: 382 (1929) |
| Acer sanguineum | Carrière | Rev. Hort. [Paris]. (1867) 280. |
| Acer sessilifolium | Siebold & Zucc. | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4(2): 158 (1845) |
| Acer palmatum f. argenteomarginatum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum var. crispum | André | Ill. Hort. 17: 241 1870 |
| Acer palmatum f. rhodoneurum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum f. albovariegatum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum f. rubellum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum f. polychromum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum f. rhodophyllum | Pax | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 202 1886 |
| Acer palmatum var. ornatum | (Carrière) André | Ill. Hort. 17: 244 1870 |
| Acer palmatum var. linearilobum | Miq. | Arch. Néerl. Sci. Exact. Nat. 2: 449 1867 |
| Acer palmatum f. rufinerve | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 652 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. minor | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. roseomarginatum | (Van Houtte) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. albomarginatum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. aureum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. linearilobum-atropurpureum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. elegans | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. lobatum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. variegatum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. flavescens | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. reticulatum | (André) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. sanguineum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. atropurpureum | (Van Houtte) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. elegans-purpureum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. latifolium-atropurpureum | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. bicolor | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. tricolor | G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. ornatum | (Carrière) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. sessilifolium | (Siebold & Zucc.) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. crispum | (André) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. linearilobum | (Miq.) G.Nicholson | Gard. Chron. n.s., 16: 137 1881 |
| Acer palmatum f. caudatum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 653 1893 |
| Acer polymorphum f. atropurpureum | Van Houtte | J. Gén. Hort. 12: 173 1857 |
| Acer palmatum f. volubile | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 653 (1893( |
| Acer polymorphum f. versicolor | Van Houtte | J. Gén. Hort. 14: 273 1861 |
| Acer palmatum f. versicolor | (Van Houtte) Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 653 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. scolopendrifolium | Schwer. & Hesse | Gartenflora 42: 654 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. van-houttei | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 654 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. sinuatum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 678 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. rubrum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 679 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. rubrolatifolium | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 679 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. brevilobum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 679 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. hessei | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 681 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. laciniatum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 681 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. nicholsonii | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 682 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. cuneatum | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 682 1893 |
| Acer palmatum var. sessilifolium | (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim. | Mélanges Biol. Bull. Phys.-Math. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 10: 608 1880 |
| Acer palmatum f. lineare | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 682 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. atrolineare | Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 682 1893 |
| Acer palmatum f. friederici-guillelmii | (Carr) Schwer. | Gartenflora 42: 683 1893 |
| Acer palmatum var. subtrilobum | K.Koch | Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 1: 251 1864 |
| Acer polymorphum var. palmatum | (Thunb.) K.Koch | Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 4: 2 1845 |
| Acer palmatum var. linearilobum | Siebold & Zucc. | Fl. Jap. 2: 84 1870 |
| Acer sanguineum var. amoenum | (Carrière) Koidz. |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | japanese maple |
| Arabic | قيقب كفي |
| Assamese | এচাৰ পালমেটাম |
| Azerbaijani | palmayarpaq ağcaqayın |
| Bulgarian | японски клен |
| Catalan | auró japonès |
| Czech | javor dlanitolistý |
| Danish | japansk løn |
| German | fächer-ahorn |
| Basque | japoniar astigar |
| Finnish | japaninvaahtera |
| French | érable palmé |
| French | Érable palmé |
| Galician | pradairo xaponés |
| Croatian | japanski javor |
| Hungarian | ujjas juhar |
| Hungarian | legyezőlevelű juhar |
| Armenian | Թխկի հովհարանման |
| Icelandic | japanshlynur |
| Italian | momiji |
| Japanese | 伊呂波楓 |
| Japanese | タカオカエデ |
| Japanese | 伊呂波紅葉 |
| Japanese | 高雄楓 |
| Japanese | イロハカエデ |
| Japanese | イロハモミジ |
| Korean | 단풍나무 |
| Latvian | patīkamā kļava |
| Norwegian Bokmål | viftelønn |
| Dutch | japanse esdoorn |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | viftelønn |
| Polish | klon palmowy |
| Punjab | جپانی میپل |
| Romanian | Arțar japonez |
| Russian | Клён дланевидный |
| Slovak | javor dlaňolistý |
| Slovenian | pahljačasti javor |
| Serbian | Јапански јавор |
| Turkish | japon akçaağacı |
| Vietnamese | phong nhật bản |
| Chinese | 日本红枫 |
| Chinese | 鸡爪槭 |
| Chinese | 掌葉槭 |
| Chinese | 日本枫 |
| Chinese | 日本槭 |
| Chinese | 鷄爪槭 |
| Chinese | 鸡爪枫 |
Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Acer palmatum subsp. amoenum | (Carrière) H.Hara | Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 109. 1954 (1954) |
| Acer palmatum subsp. matsumurae | Koidz. | J. Coll. Agric. Hokkaido Imp. Univ. 32: 49. 1911 (1911) |
Forms (abbr. f.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Acer palmatum f. latilobatum | (Koidz.) Ohwi |
Germination/Propagation Top
Suggest a correction or add new data!| Start at 4°C for 3 months, then warm to 20°C for another 3 months. |
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
No distribution data was extracted from POWO/KEW yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000514777 |
| UNII | 8FCD39H117 |
| Cornell Woody Plants | 9 |
| Canadensys | 9208 |
| USDA Plants | ACPA2 |
| UConn | 19 |
| Tropicos | 200227 |
| INPN | 79775 |
| Flora of Italy | 8379 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:927504-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2616153 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 275408 |
| PFAF | Acer palmatum |
| PaleoBotany | 99747 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 506130 |
| Observations.org | 137312 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 66201 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000042053 |
| Nature Serve | 2.146080 |
| IUCN Red List | 193845 |
| IPNI | 781435-1 |
| iNaturalist | 63512 |
| IFPNI | 008764EB-E17E-4212-B333-54951C575240 |
| GBIF | 3189882 |
| Freebase | /m/065dyw |
| EPPO | ACRPA |
| EOL | 596824 |
| Elurikkus | 2494 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 12165 |
| US Library of Congress | sh85069686 |
| USDA GRIN | 1187 |
| Wikipedia | Acer_palmatum |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
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| Pest categorisation of Crisicoccus seruratus | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Antonatos S, Kertesz V, Papachristos D, Sfyra O, MacLeod A | EFSA J | 22-Apr-2024 |
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| Kinetic and Thermodynamic Characteristics of Torrefied Acer palmatum | Lu A, Song Y, Wang D, Liao G, Zheng B, Liu P, Lei T | ACS Omega | 22-Jan-2024 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of Corylus avellana plants from the UK | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Civera AV, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P | EFSA J | 12-Jan-2024 |
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| Mapping bark bacteria: initial insights of stemflow-induced changes in bark surface phyla | Hudson JE, Levia DF, Yoshimura KM, Gottel NR, Hudson SA, Biddle JF | Microbiol Spectr | 16-Nov-2023 |
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| Diversity and Pathogenicity of Fusarium Species Associated with Stalk and Crown Rot in Maize in Northern Italy | Sanna M, Martino I, Guarnaccia V, Mezzalama M | Plants (Basel) | 15-Nov-2023 |
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| Diaporthe Species on Palms: Molecular Re-Assessment and Species Boundaries Delimitation in the D. arecae Species Complex | Pereira DS, Hilário S, Gonçalves MF, Phillips AJ | Microorganisms | 06-Nov-2023 |
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| Pest categorisation of Pochazia shantungensis | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Gonthier P, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Grégoire J, Malumphy C, Kertesz V, Maiorano A, MacLeod A | EFSA J | 31-Oct-2023 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of Quercus robur plants from the UK | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P | EFSA J | 30-Oct-2023 |
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| Commodity risk assessment of Quercus petraea plants from the UK | Bragard C, Baptista P, Chatzivassiliou E, Di Serio F, Jaques Miret JA, Justesen AF, MacLeod A, Magnusson CS, Milonas P, Navas‐Cortes JA, Parnell S, Potting R, Reignault PL, Stefani E, Thulke H, Van der Werf W, Vicent Civera A, Yuen J, Zappalà L, Battisti A, Mas H, Rigling D, Faccoli M, Iacopetti G, Mikulová A, Mosbach‐Schulz O, Stergulc F, Streissl F, Gonthier P | EFSA J | 30-Oct-2023 |
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