ON THIS PLANT
Acer capillipes (Kyushu maple or red snakebark maple; Japanese: ホソエカエデ, romanized: hosoekaede), is a maple in the same taxonomic section as other snakebark maples such as A. pensylvanicum, A. davidii and A. rufinerve. It is native to mountainous regions in Japan, on central and southern Honshū (Fukushima Prefecture southwards), Kyūshū and Shikoku islands, usually growing alongside mountain streams.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Acer
- Family
- Sapindaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Japanese Striped Maple en Japanese Striped-Bark Maple en Kyushu maple en Red snakebark maple en Snake-Bark Maple en Red snake-bark maple
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