Acer rufinerve
Rotnerviger Snakeskin Maple (Acer rufinerve )
The Rotnervige Snakeskin Maple (Acer rufinerve ) is a small tree of the genus of the maples in the family of Soapberry ( Sapindaceae ). The natural range is in Japan.
Description
The Rotnervige snakeskin Maple is a 12 to 15 meters high, often multi-stemmed tree with regular, narrow funnel- shaped crown, green to silvery green, white striped longitudinally, long lasting smooth bark and painted in blue white frosted buds and shoots. The leaves are three-lobed, 6-15 cm wide, with a rounded base. The side flaps are slightly above the center. The leaf margin serrate sharp and irregular. The upper leaf surface is dark green, the underside lighter. Initially, the nerves and nerve angle are hairy reddish brown in the summer only the nerves angle. The petiole is 2-6 inches long. The leaves turn in autumn orange to carmine. The yellow- green flowers grow in upright, rusty hairy buds. The species flowers in May after the leaves unfold. The fruits are about 2 to 3 inches long, at first hairy, later glabrous and stand at 5 millimeters long stems. The wing is spread obtuse.
Distribution and ecology
The distribution area is located in Japan on the islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. The species grows in cool moist forests on moderately nutrient- rich, well drained, moist to wet, acidic to neutral, sandy- gravelly or humic - rich soils in full sun to light shade locations. The species is usually frost hardy.
Systematics and history of research
The Rotnervige Snakeskin Maple (Acer rufinerve ) is a species of the genus maples ( Acer) in the family of Soapberry ( Sapindaceae ). There he is assigned to the section Macrantha. The first description was in 1845 by Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini in the treatises of Mathematics and Physics Classe Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences. Munich.
Use
The species is frequently used because of their exceptional autumn color as ornamental tree.