Acer palmatum

Acer palmatum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Section:	Acer sect. Palmata
Series:	Acer ser. Palmata
Species:	A. palmatum
Binomial name
	Acer palmatum; Thunb. 1784 not Raf. 1836
Synonyms
	List Acer amoenum Carrière ; Acer decompositum Dippel ; Acer dissectum Thunb. ; Acer formosum Carrière ; Acer friederici-guillelmii Carr ; Acer incisum Dippel ; Acer jucundum Carrière ; Acer ornatum Carrière ; Acer pinnatifidum Dippel ; Acer polymorphum Siebold & Zucc. 1845 not Spach 1834 ; Acer pulverulentum Dippel ; Acer ribesifolium Dippel ; Acer roseomarginatum (Van Houtte) Koidz. ; Acer sanguineum Carrière 1867 not Spach 1834 ; Acer septemlobum Thunb. ; Acer sessilifolium Siebold & Zucc. ; Negundo sessilifolium Miq. ; Acer matsumurae (Koidz.) Koidz. ;

Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple,^[3] palmate maple,^[4] or smooth Japanese maple^[5] (Korean: danpungnamu [단풍나무]; Japanese: irohamomiji [イロハモミジ] or momiji [紅葉]), is a species of woody plant native to Korea, Japan, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia.^[6] Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.^[7]

^ Barstow, M.; Crowley, D. (2017). "Acer palmatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T193845A2285627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193845A2285627.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
^ "Acer palmatum Thunb. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.
^ NRCS. "Acer palmatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
^ English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 334. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
^ "Acer palmatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
^ Philips, Roger (1979). Trees of North America and Europe. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-50259-0.

[iucn_status_19_November_2021-1] Barstow, M.; Crowley, D. (2017). "Acer palmatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T193845A2285627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193845A2285627.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

[2] "Acer palmatum Thunb. — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org.

[3] NRCS. "Acer palmatum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 January 2016.

[4] English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 334. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.

[BSBI07-5] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.

[grin-6] "Acer palmatum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 11 December 2017.

[7] Philips, Roger (1979). Trees of North America and Europe. New York: Random House. ISBN 0-394-50259-0.

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