grey-budded snake-bark maple; redvein maple; Honshū maple
A species of maple native to Japan, Acer rufinerve. The name refers to its bark resembling melon skin.
The grey-budded snake-bark maple is a type of maple that grows naturally in mountainous areas.
Several grey-budded snake-bark maples are planted in this park.
General term for maple trees. ウリハダカエデ is a specific species.
Katakana spelling is common for plant names; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. 瓜肌 means 'melon skin', referring to the bark texture.
Variant kanji spelling using 膚 (skin) instead of 肌; very rare.
From 瓜肌 (melon skin) + 楓 (maple), referring to the bark's melon-like texture. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.