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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: Ulla Hansson on May 30, 2011, 02:15:32 PM

Title: Acer emenovii
Post by: Ulla Hansson on May 30, 2011, 02:15:32 PM

Earlier this spring I bought a small plant, the label says Acer emenovii, with variegated leaves. I can not find any information on this plant, so my question, is there any plant with that name or is the label wrong written?

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Maggi Young on May 30, 2011, 02:29:00 PM

I think we need one of our Russian friends to help on this one, Ulla... I think the name sounds to have the link of a Russian botanist, maybe?

Have heard of this plant from Tien Shan, I think.  :-\ or maybe A. semenovii??

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Martin Baxendale on May 30, 2011, 02:33:02 PM

A variegated form of Acer semenovii?

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Maggi Young on May 30, 2011, 02:35:23 PM

http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=13678

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=120&taxon_id=200013094


A variegated version, perhaps.... as Martin has just said!

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Martin Baxendale on May 30, 2011, 02:50:19 PM

Sorry, just noticed Maggi already suggested semenovii.

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Ulla Hansson on May 30, 2011, 06:24:05 PM

Thank you for help with identification. I bought the little plant in spring when I was in Berlin on the big spring market. There were two plants in one pot one with green leaves and one with variegated.

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: olegKon on May 31, 2011, 06:36:57 AM

Maggi, you have a good ear for Russian surnames, even without the inicial letter. Semenov is a typical Russian family name derived from Semen which is the Russian variant for Simon. The plant is named after the Russian botanist, geographer and public figure who explored Tien Shan in the middle of the 19th century and later organised expeditions to Central Asia.

Title: Re: Acer emenovii
Post by: Maggi Young on May 31, 2011, 10:27:14 AM

Thank you, Oleg.... but you know some of my dearest friends are Russian  :)