Useful information about the taxon (species, subspecies, variety...)
Acer palmatum Thunb. 1784
Sapindaceae
(APG IV)Japanese maple, palmate maple
Akzessionnummer: EG-P-027-20394
Pflanzjahr: 2011
Patenschaftstext: Zur Erinnerung an Ingrid Zimmermann
Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan
Acer palmatum Thunb. - Accepted: Acer palmatum Thunb. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)Acer palmatum Thunb. - Accepted: Acer palmatum Thunb. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Aceraceae (Zander 2008)Acer palmatum Thunb. - Accepted: Acer palmatum Thunb. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Sapindaceae (APG III)Acer palmatum Thunb. - Accepted: Acer palmatum Thunb. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Sapindaceae (APG IV)
- Color of flower
- red bloom colour
- Flowers
- monoecious
- Flower ecology
- wind-pollinated (anemophilous)
- Life form
- tree or shrub
- Foliage persistence
- deciduous
- Fruits
- samara
- Fruit ecology
- wind-dispersed (anemochorous)
- Natural occurrence (habitat)
- forests, thickets, valleys
- Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
- temperate, mesophytic broad-leaved deciduous and mixed forests
- Constraints according radiation (light)
- shade tolerant
- Usage
- ornamental tree; timber used for the production of a variety of household goods and furniture; sugary sap can be used as a drink or concentrated to syrup which is used as a sweetener on many foods
- Bark
- smooth, greenish grey or light brown
Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.; Kunkel, G. (1984): Plants for Human Consumption.. Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein 3874292169.; The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org;
