Acer pictum subsp. mono explained

Acer pictum subsp. mono, commonly known as painted maple or mono maple in English, or in Japan, wu jiao feng in China, or gorosoe or gorosoenamu (Korean: 고로쇠나무) in Korea,^[1] is a species of maple.

Description

Acer pictum subsp. mono grows 15-20m tall and a trunk that is 60–100 cm wide.^[2] Its leaves have 5-7 lobes.

Taxonomy

The tree has the following synonyms:

• Acer laetum var. parviflorum Regel
• Acer mono Maxim. (basionym)
• Acer pictum var. mono (Maxim.) Maxim. ex Franch.
• Acer truncatum subsp. mono (Maxim.) A. E. Murray

Distribution

The tree is native to Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.

References

• Aceraceae Acer pictum Thunb. subsp. mono (Maxim.) H.Ohashi, International Plant Names Index
• Acer mono - Maxim., Plants For A Future, 1996–2008.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 고로쇠나무[painted maple, Acer mono]]. Doosan Corp.. 26 September 2013.
2. Book: Tsuji, Tatsuichi. Jun Umezawa. Tako Satō. Common Trees of Hokkaido. Hokkaido University Press. Sapporo. 1992. 262. 978-4-8329-1032-4. Japanese.