Japanese Maple

Acer palmatum
Foliage
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Acer
Species:	A. palmatum
Binomial name
Acer palmatum Thunb. 1784 not Raf. 1836
Synonyms
List Acer amoenum Carrière Acer decompositum Dippel Acer dissectum Thunb. Acer formosum Carrière Acer friederici-guillelmii Carr Acer incisum Dippel Acer jucundum Carrière Acer ornatum Carrière Acer pinnatifidum Dippel Acer polymorphum Siebold & Zucc. 1845 not Spach 1834 Acer pulverulentum Dippel Acer ribesifolium Dippel Acer roseomarginatum (Van Houtte) Koidz. Acer sanguineum Carrière 1867 not Spach 1834 Acer septemlobum Thunb. Acer sessilifolium Siebold & Zucc. Negundo sessilifolium Miq. Acer matsumurae (Koidz.) Koidz.

Acer palmatum, commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: irohamomiji, イロハモミジ, or momiji, (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. Many different cultivars of this maple have been selected and they are grown worldwide for their large variety of attractive forms, leaf shapes, and spectacular colors.