Acer pictum subsp. mono

Acer pictum subsp. mono, commonly known as painted maple or mono maple in English,^[1] itayakaede (板屋楓) or ezoitaya (蝦夷板屋) in Japan,^[1] wu jiao feng (五角楓) in China,^[2] or gorosoe (고로쇠) or gorosoenamu (고로쇠나무) in Korea,^[3] is a species of maple.

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Acer pictum subsp. mono
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Species:	A. pictum
Subspecies:	A. p. subsp. mono
Trinomial name
Acer pictum subsp. mono (Maxim.) H.Ohashi

Description

Acer pictum subsp. mono grows 15-20m tall and a trunk that is 60–100 cm wide.^[1] Its leaves have 5-7 lobes.^[1][2]

Taxonomy

The tree has the following synonyms:^[4]

• 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, China, Mongolia, and the Russian Far East.^[2][4]