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Acer
buergerianum
ICNCP Name: 'Kyūden'
Formerly 'Kyû den'
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP) establishes the rules and regulations for proper naming of plants. When different, the cultivar database displays the correct(ed) ICNCP name, rather than its previous cultivar name.
Japanese Maple Classification:
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5a to 9b
宮殿, Kyūden means "Palatial Mansion" (lit. palace), an incongruous name for this bushy green dwarf which Yano describes as being a "malformed cultivar." Perhaps in 1975, the name was considered an amusing irony. Note that the rōmaji "kyūden" is specifically unhyphenated in Kenkyusha 4th ed. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1975
Origin if known:
Vertrees/Yano
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