Taxon: Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray

Summary

Genus:

Acer

Section:

Platanoidea

Family:

Sapindaceae

Subfamily:

Hippocastanoideae

Tribe:

Acereae

Nomen number:

403927

Place of publication:

J. A. Murray, Syst. veg. ed. 14:912. 1784 May-Jun (Fl. jap. 162. 1784 Aug)

Comment:

Acer pictum Thunb. (1784 post Oct) has different type (= Kalopanax)
for authorship of Thunberg names first published by Murray see comments in Taxon 45:672. 1996 & 46:311-314. 1997

Verified:

12/22/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray subsp. mayrii (Schwer.) H. Ohashi (2 active accession[s])
Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray subsp. mono (Maxim. & Rupr.) H. Ohashi (23 active accession[s])
Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray subsp. pictum (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

No images

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1213. Note: proposal not recommended
Brummitt, R. K. 1993. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 39. Taxon 42:877. Note: proposal to reject Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray rejected
Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 62. Taxon 60:227. Note: proposal not recommended
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae. Note: = Acer mono Maxim.
Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world Note: = Acer mono Maxim.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
Ohashi, H. 1993. Nomenclature of Acer pictum Thunberg ex Murray and its infraspecific taxa (Aceraceae). J. Jap. Bot. 68:317.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Rijckevorsel, P. v. 2008. (1838) Proposal to reject Acer pictum (Aceraceae). Taxon 57:998-1000.
Wijnands, D. O. 1990. (988) Proposal to reject Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murr. (Aceraceae). Taxon 39:535-536. Note: proposal to reject Acer pictum Thunb. ex Murray
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	painted maple		as Acer mono subsp. mono	1	Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world Note: = Acer mono Maxim.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Heilongjiang Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jilin Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng	Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Hokkaidô	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Honshu	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Kyushu	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan	Shikoku	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia		Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Amur	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Kurile Islands	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation	Sakhalin	Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.

Native
Asia-Temperate

MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Amur, Sakhalin]
CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku]

Reference(s)

Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan. Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition). Note: lists as Acer pictum Thunb.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403927. Accessed 15 April 2026.