List of Acer species

There are nearly 160 species in the genus Acer.[1] Species with evergreen foliage are tagged #. Species and sections that are extinct are tagged with †.

Species A-Z

The following is a list of accepted species ordered alphabetically. Living species are from the Plants of the World Online database,[1] which is maintained by Kew Botanical Garden in London, with additions of extinct species from paleobotanical literature.[2]

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I – J

K

L

M

N – O

P

R

S

T

U – Z

Species listed by section and series

Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)

Infrageneric classification of extant species follows The Maple Society (E. Davis), 2021.[3][clarification needed]

Section Acer

Section †Alaskana

Section Arguta

Section †Douglasa

Section Ginnala

Amur maple (Acer ginnala)
Tatar maple (Acer tataricum)

Section Glabra

Section Indivisa

Section Lithocarpa

Section Macrantha

Red snakebark maple (Acer capillipes)
Acer davidii subsp. grosseri

Section Macrophylla

Section Negundo

Section Palmata

Fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum)
Acer laevigatum seeds
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)

Section Parviflora

Section Pentaphylla

Section Platanoidea

Section Pubescentia

Section †Republica

Section †Rousea

Section Rubra

Section Spicata

Section †Stewarta

Section †Spitza

Section †Torada

Section Trifoliata

Paperbark maple (Acer griseum)
Acer maximowiczianum leaves

Section Wardiana

Hybrids

Zoeschen maple (Acer × zoeschense)

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Acer L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf Wolfe, J.A.; Tanai, T. (1987). "Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America". Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy. 22 (1): 1–246. Archived from the original on 2011-10-04. Retrieved 2011-08-18.
  3. ^ Davis, E. (March 2021). "Systematic Classification of Acer" (PDF). The Maple Society. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ Whether this or A. barbatum is the proper name of this taxon is subject to contention, though Michaux's original material was a mix of A. saccharum and A. rubrum. It is often treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. floridanum (Chapm.) Desmarais.
  5. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. grandidentatum (Torr. & Gray) Desmarais.
  6. ^ Often treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. leucoderme (Small) Desmarais.
  7. ^ Often treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. nigrum (Michx.f.) Desmarais.
  8. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. skutchii (Rehder) E.Murray.
  9. ^ Sometimes considered a subspecies of A. tataricum: A. t. subsp. ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm.
  10. ^ Sometimes considered a subspecies of A. pectinatum: A. p. subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) E.Murray. Not to be confused with A. maximowiczianum Miq.
  11. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. cissifolium: A. c. subsp. henryi (Pax) E.Murray.
  12. ^ Often treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. flabellatum (Rehder) E.Murray.
  13. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. oliverianum (Pax) E.Murray
  14. ^ Also "fullmoon maple", which is also used for A.japonicum. This is made more complex by A. japonicum var. microphyllum being a synonym of A. shirasawanum.
  15. ^ Often treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. sinense (Rehder) De Jong.
  16. ^ Often treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. wilsonii (Rehder) De Jong.
  17. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. longipes: A. l. subsp. amplum (Rehder) De Jong.
  18. ^ Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. platanoides: A. p. subsp. lobelii (Ten.) Gams, or A. cappadocicum: A. c. subsp. lobelii (Ten.) De Jong.
  19. ^ Sometimes considered a subspecies of A. miyabei: A. m. subsp. miaotaiense (P.C.Tsoong) E.Murray.
  20. ^ van Gelderen (p. 245) concludes this is probably an aberrant A. platanoides closer to cultivar status.
  21. ^ The identity of the second parent is uncertain, with these two species cited by different authors.

References

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