Acer japonicum 'Zan getu'

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Acer

japonicum

ICNCP Name: 'Zangetsu'

Formerly 'Zan getu'

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):

5 to 8

残月, was transcribed by Nakajima from the 1882 list as "Zan getu." This is given as a single word today, Zangetsu, it means "A Wan Morning Moon." However, Nakajima's Hiragana rendering of the name is ざんげつ. We can note that, while in Nihon-shiki and Kunrei-shiki romanization the final character is romanized as "tu", in Modified Hepburn it is "tsu." This is further supported by the Kenkyusha 4th ed. definition (and romanization) for 残月. Therefore, the correct Modified Hepburn romanization, as required by the ICNCP, rather than some other form, is 'Zangetsu', and that hereafter becomes the compliant name. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

1882

Origin if known:

Nakajima

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