Taiwanese maples .............Japanese

botanical name

common name

character & comments

No.

A. oliverianum ssp.formosanum Murray
A. oliverianum var. nakaharae Hayata
Acer serrulatum Hayata

Itomakikaede
Itomaki shima momiji

palmately, 5 deeply lobed
dioicous, Mt. Ali

601

Acer palmatum Thunb.
ssp. pubescens H.L.Li
Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata

Taiwan yamamomiji

palmately, 7 deeply lobed
pubescent beneath
endemic to nothern & central Taiwan

602

Acer buergerianum Miq.
var.formosanum Hayata

Taiwan trident maple

3 lobed or fully unlobed, somewhat leathery
bark smooth
cultibar known as Miyasamakaede in Japan

603

Acer oblongum Wallich ex DC.
Acer albopurpurascens Hayata
Acer hypoleucum Hayata
Acer litseaefolium Hayata

Kusunohakaede
Flying moth tree

ever green, leaves leathery hard oblong
non-autumn color, also found in Okinawa

604

Acer coriaceifolium Leveilla
A. cinnamomifolium Hayata

Atsuba-kusunoha

leaves oblong, ever green
tomentum on the undersides

605

Acer caudatifolium Hayata
Acer kawakamii Koidz.
Acer insulare Makino
Acer morrisonense Hayata
Acer taiton-montanum Hayata
Acer ovatifolium Koidz.


Kawakami-maple

leaves ovate & acuminate
Mt. Ali, Mt. Baitai, Mt. Taiton
yellow orange in autumn

606

Acer rubescens Hayata
Acer morrisonense sensu Li

Takasago-
urikaede

leaves 5 lobated, petioles beautifully red
bark stripedly green
old tree squamate, Mt. Ali, Mt. Luanda
yellow or red in autumn

607

This list is based on "Jumoku Dai-zusetu" by UEHARA Keiji,
" Maples of the World " by D.M.van Geideren and
"Taiwan shangshu" by Zhong Shiwen.

Comments

It is recognized that Prof. Hayata vigorously investigated maples of Taiwan.

No.601 & 602 : Sect. Palmata
No.603, 604 & 605 : Sect. Pentaphylla Series Trifida
No.606 & 607 : Sect. Macrantha.

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