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Acer
palmatum
ICNCP Name: 'Shi-ryū'
Formerly 'Shi ryu'
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
紫騮, Shi-ryū, literally means "Royal Purple Horse." Shi is the on'yomi reading for 紫, more commonly murasaki. Ryū is also the primary on'yomi reading of 騮, so it does not mean Dragon here. The name would indicate a rare and desirable purple cultivar. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
1882
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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