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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Kippō-nishiki'
Formerly 'Kippô nishiki'
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:
Palmatum Group
Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):
5 to 9
貴宝錦, Kippō-nishiki, means "Precious Brocade." There is an interesting linguistic twist, 貴宝, Kihō, when followed by nishiki, the rendaku -- when the initial unvoiced consonant in a compound word (h) becomes voiced -- is special and atypical (though well documented). Normally h->b, but here it becomes a 'p' sound. The rōmaji empasizes this by using a double-p: Kippō-nishiki. (ED)
Leaves emerge brown, before turning green with brown tips. Fall color is orange and yellow. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1985
Origin if known:
Yano
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