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ICNCP Name: 'Taiyō-nishiki-kawari-ha'

Formerly 'Taiyo nishiki kawariha'

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: 
Variegatum Group

Hardiness Zone (for guidance only):

5 to 9
太陽錦変葉, Taiyō-nishiki-kawari-ha, means "Brocade of the Sun with Varied Leaves," or more simply "Varied Leaf Taiyō-nishiki." For unknown reasons Nakajima avoids the usual rendaku or consonant change and retains "ha" instead of writing "ba." The Checklist 1st ed. incorrectly wrote "kawahari" which has been corrected. (ED0

Date of Origin if known:

Origin if known:

Nakajima

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