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ICNCP Name: 'Yamazoe'

Formerly 'Yama zoe'

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
山添, Yamazoe, is most likely the common Japanese surname "Yamasoe" with a rendaku; perhaps by preference, local or regional dialect, or familiarity. Note that in the Checklist 1st ed. Gregory incorrectly transcribed this epithet as Yamamoto zoe, contradicting Nakajima. That transcription error has been corrected here. (ED)

Date of Origin if known:

Origin if known:

Nakajima

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