Acer shirasawanum

Acer shirasawanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Palmata
Species: Acer shirasawanum

Name

Acer shirasawanum Koidz., J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 32(1): 38 (1911).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Acer japonicum var. microphyllum Siesmayer, Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 3: 268 (1888).
  • Acer japonicum var. aureum Siesmayer, Möller's Deutsche Gärtn.-Zeitung 3: 268 (1888).
    • Acer japonicum f. aureum (Siesmayer) Schwer., Gartenflora 42: 709 (1893).
    • Acer shirasawanum f. aureum (Siesmayer) Delendick, Brittonia 36: 56 (1984).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Eastern Asia Japan. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (translated by F.G. Meyer & E.M. Walker). 1067 pp. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. BHL Reference page. 
• Murray, A.E., 1970. A monograph of the Aceraceae. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, The Pennsylvania State University. Reference page. 
• Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) 1999. Flora of Japan. Volume IIc: Angiospermae, Dicotyledoneae, Archichlamydeae (c). xiii + 328 pp., Kodansha, Tokyo. ISBN 4-06-154606-6 Reference page. 
• Gelderen, D.M. van, Jong, P.C.de & Oterdoom, H.J. 1994. Maples of the world. Timber Press, Portland, Or., 458 pp. ISBN 0-88192-000-2. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acer shirasawanum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Acer shirasawanum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 January 8. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Acer shirasawanum. Published online. Accessed: 8 January 2020. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Shirasawa's Maple
• 日本語: オオイタヤメイゲツ
• polski: Klon Shirasawy

For more multimedia, look at Acer shirasawanum on Wikimedia Commons.