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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Ō-matoi'
Formerly 'Omatoi'
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 9
大纏ヒ, Ō-matoi, means "Great Banner", specifically such as were carried by the Fire Brigade during the Edo era. The curious spelling, with the trailing characterヒ=hi follows the already complete kanji character, is a form of Hentaigana, an archaic spelling convention, or a stylistic flourish from an earlier era. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1923
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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