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ICNCP Name: 'Shigi'
Formerly 'Shigi'
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
信貴, Shigi, refers to the area east of Osaka, around Mount Shigi. The temple, Chogosonshi-ji, is known as Temple of the Tiger, and legends about it stretch as far back as the 6th century CE. It is dedicated to the Buddhist deity Bishamonten. (ED)
Date of Origin if known:
Origin if known:
Nakajima
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