Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Sapindales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer L.
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Acer palmatum Thunb. in Thunberg, Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 2, 4: 40 (1783)
Vernacular Name(s):
Cut leaf maple; Japanese maple
 Biostatus
Exotic
 Bibliography
Thunberg, C.P. 1783 ("1784"): Kaempferus illustratus, seu explicatio plantarum Japonicarum, quas in amoenitat. exotic. fasciculo quinto recenset Doct. Kempfer. Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis, series 2, 4: 31–40.
Wilcox, M. 2003: Trees of Pah Farm Park and environs, Hillsborough. Auckland Botanical Society Journal 58(1): 56–60.