Acer japonicum Thunb.
First published in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg., ed. 14.: 911 (1784)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Kuril Islands to N. & Central Japan. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.
Distribution
Native to:
Japan, Kuril Is.
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Acer circumlobatum Maxim. in Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, sér. 3, 12: 225 (1867)
- Acer circumlobatum var. heyhachii (Matsum. ex Makino) Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 24: 74 (1910)
- Acer circumlobatum f. insulare (Pax) Schwer. in Gartenflora 42: 709 (1893)
- Acer circumlobatum var. insulare Pax in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7: 200 (1885), not validly publ.
- Acer heyhachii Matsum. ex Makino in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 18: 115 (1904)
- Acer japonicum var. aconitifolium Meehan in Amer. Gardening 9: 140 (1888)
- Acer japonicum f. aconitifolium (Meehan) Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 423 (1949)
- Acer japonicum var. circumlobatum (Maxim.) Koidz. in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 32: 42 (1911)
- Acer japonicum var. insulare (Pax) Ohwi in Bull. Natl. Sci. Mus. Tokyo 33: 79 (1953)
- Acer japonicum var. kobakoense (Nakai) H.Hara in Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 103 (1954)
- Acer japonicum f. macrophyllum Schwer. in Gartenflora 42: 709 (1893)
- Acer japonicum var. macrophyllum (Schwer.) Honda in Nom. Pl. Jap.: 203, 503 (1939)
- Acer japonicum var. microphyllum Koidz. in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 32: 42 (1911), nom. illeg.
- Acer japonicum f. microphyllum Rehder in Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 423 (1949), nom. illeg.
- Acer japonicum f. parsonsii Schwer. in Gartenflora 42: 709 (1893)
- Acer japonicum var. stenolobum H.Hara in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 50: 193 (1936)
- Acer japonicum f. villosum (Koidz.) H.Hara in Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 3: 102 (1954)
- Acer japonicum var. villosum Koidz. in J. Coll. Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo 32: 42 (1911)
- Acer japonicum var. vitifolium Veitch ex R.Hogg in Florist & Pomol. 27: 134 (1874)
- Acer kobakoense Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 45: 123 (1931)
- Acer monocarpon Nakai in Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 40: 584 (1926)
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
- Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
- Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
- Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
Kew Backbone Distributions
- Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
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Tschonoski [s.n.], Japan | Acer circumlobatum | K000640737 | Yes |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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IUCN Categories
- IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0