''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 () in Korea,
is a species of
maple
''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less continuously updated since http ...
.
Description
''Acer pictum'' subsp. ''mono'' grows 15-20m tall and a trunk that is 60–100 cm wide.
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
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
,
China,
Mongolia
Mongolia; Mongolian script: , , ; lit. "Mongol Nation" or "State of Mongolia" () is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south. It covers an area of , with a population of just 3.3 million, ...
, and the
Russian Far East
The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈstok rɐˈsʲiɪ) is a region in Northeast Asia. It is the easternmost part of Russia and the Asian continent; and is admin ...
.
References
Aceraceae Acer pictum Thunb. subsp. mono ( Maxim. ) H.Ohashi International Plant Names Index
Acer mono - Maxim. Plants For A Future, 1996–2008.
pictum subsp. mono
Plant subspecies
{{Sapindales-stub