Acer pictum subsp. mono
Acer pictum subsp. mono, commonly known as painted maple or mono maple in English, itayakaede or ezoitaya in Japan, 五角枫 in China, or gorosoe or gorosoenamul in Korea, is a species of maple.
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.
- Acer pictum var. mono Maxim. ex Franch.
- Acer truncatum subsp. mono A. E. Murray
Distribution
The tree is native to Japan, Korea, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.
