Devil Maple

Acer diabolicum

Blume ex K.Koch Species

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Botanical name
Acer diabolicum
Also known as
Devil Maple, Devil's Maple
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Acer
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Devil Maple

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Acer diabolicum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Acer diabolicum f. purpurascens Acer diabolicum var. purpurascens Acer purpurascens

Others in Acer

Acer × koenighoferae
Acer palmatum
Japanese Maple
Acer davidii subsp. grosseri
Acer × jakelyanum
Acer × martini
Acer × coriaceum
Acer acuminatum
Acer × schwerinii

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