About Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (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. 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.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acer palmatum
- Genus
- Acer
- Family
- SAPINDACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Sapindaceae
Soapberry/Lychee family
Japanese Maple belongs to the Sapindaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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