Acer

Taxonomy

Domain	Eukarya
Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Magnoliophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Superorder	Rosanae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Sapindaceae

Scientific Name

Acer

Common Name

maple

Author: Joseph LaForest, University of Georgia

Introduction

Maples Acer come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes, from shrubs 1-3 m tall to large trees up to 35 m tall. The wide diversity of character and the adaptability of some species to harsh environments has made them a commonly planted genus in urban landscapes.

Species list

• Acer acuminatum
• Acer aidzuense
• Acer amplum – Broad Maple (syn. A. longipes subsp. amplum)
• Acer argutum – Deep-veined Maple
• Acer barbinerve – Bearded Maple
• Acer buergerianum – Trident Maple
• Acer caesium – Himalayan Maple
• Acer calcaratum
• Acer campbellii – Campbell's Maple
• Acer campestre – Field Maple
• Acer capillipes – Kyushu Maple
• Acer cappadocicum – Cappadocian Maple
• Acer carpinifolium – Hornbeam Maple
• Acer caudatifolium – Kawakami Maple
• Acer caudatum – Tail-leaf Maple
• Acer ceriferum
• Acer chapaense
• Acer circinatum – Vine Maple
• Acer cissifolium – Vine-leaved Maple
• Acer confertifolium
• Acer cordatum
• Acer coriaceifolium Leatherleaf Maple
• Acer crassum
• Acer crataegifolium – Hawthorn-leaved Maple
• Acer davidii – David's Maple
• Acer diabolicum – Horned Maple
• Acer discolor (syn. A. oblongum)
• Acer distylum – Lime-leaved Maple
• Acer duplicatoserratum
• Acer elegantulum
• Acer erianthum
• Acer erythranthum
• Acer eucalyptoides
• Acer fabri – Faber's Maple
• Acer fengii
• Acer fenzelianum – Fenzl's Maple
• Acer flabellatum syn. A. c. subsp. flabellatum
• Acer floridanum – Florida Maple (syn. A. barbatum, A. saccharum subsp. floridanum)
• Acer forrestii – Forrest's Maple (syn. A. pectinatum subsp. forrestii)
• Acer franchetii (syn. A. sterculiaceum subsp. franchetii)
• Acer garrettii
• Acer ginnala – Amur Maple (syn. A. tataricum subsp. ginnala)
• Acer giraldii – Girald's Maple
• Acer glabrum – Rocky Mountain Maple
• Acer granatense – Spanish Maple (syn. A. opalus subsp. hispanicus)
• Acer grandidentatum – Bigtooth Maple (syn. A. saccharum subsp. grandidentatum)
• Acer griseum – Paperbark Maple
• Acer grosseri – Grosser's Maple (syn. A. davidii subsp. grosseri)
• Acer heldreichii – Heldreich's Maple
• Acer henryi – Henry's Maple (syn. A. cissifolium subsp. henryi)
• Acer hyrcanum – Balkan Maple
• Acer insulare
• Acer japonicum – Downy Japanese Maple
• Acer kiukiangense
• Acer kuomeii
• Acer kweilinense
• Acer laevigatum – Smoothbark Maple
• Acer lampingense
• Acer laurinum
• Acer laxiflorum (syn. A. pectinatum subsp. laxiflorum)
• Acer leipoense
• Acer leucoderme – Chalk Maple (syn. A. saccharum subsp. leucoderme)
• Acer linganense
• Acer lobelii – Lobel's Maple (syn. A. platanoides subsp. lobelii, A. cappadocicum subsp. lobelii)
• Acer longipes
• Acer lucidum
• Acer macrophyllum – Oregon Maple or Bigleaf Maple
• Acer mandshuricum – Manchurian Maple
• Acer mapienense
• Acer maximowiczianum – Nikko Maple (syn. A. nikoense)
• Acer maximowiczii – Maximowicz's Maple (syn. A. pectinatum subsp. maximowiczii)
• Acer miaoshanicum
• Acer miaotaiense (syn. A. miyabei subsp. miaotaiense)
• Acer micranthum
• Acer miyabei – Miyabe's Maple
• Acer mono – Mono Maple
• Acer monspessulanum – Montpelier Maple
• Acer morifolium
• Acer nayongense
• Acer negundo – Boxelder Maple or Manitoba Maple
• Acer nigrum – Black Maple (syn. A. saccharum subsp. nigrum)
• Acer nipponicum – Nippon Maple
• Acer oblongum
• Acer obtusifolium – Syrian Maple
• Acer olivaceum
• Acer oliverianum – Oliver's Maple (syn. A. campbellii subsp. oliverianum)
• Acer opalus – Italian Maple
• Acer palmatum – Japanese Maple
• Acer pauciflorum
• Acer paxii
• Acer pectinatum
• Acer pensylvanicum – Striped Maple
• Acer pentaphyllum
• Acer pentapomicum
• Acer pilosum
• Acer platanoides – Norway Maple
• Acer pseudoplatanus – Sycamore Maple
• Acer pseudosieboldianum
• Acer pubipalmatum
• Acer pycnanthum
• Acer robustum
• Acer rubescens
• Acer rubrum – Red Maple
• Acer rufinerve – Redvein Maple
• Acer saccharinum – Silver Maple
• Acer saccharum – Sugar Maple
• Acer schneiderianum
• Acer semenovii
• Acer sempervirens – Cretan Maple
• Acer shangszeense
• Acer shihweii
• Acer shirasawanum – Shirasawa's Maple
• Acer sichourense
• Acer sieboldianum – Siebold's Maple
• Acer sikkimense
• Acer sinense (syn. A. campbellii subsp. sinense)
• Acer sino-oblongum
• Acer sinopurpurascens
• Acer skutchii – Skutch's Maple (syn. A. saccharum subsp. skutchii)
• Acer spicatum – Mountain Maple
• Acer stachyophyllum – Birch-leaved Maple
• Acer sterculiaceum
• Acer sunyiense
• Acer sutchuenense
• Acer sycopseoides
• Acer taipuense
• Acer tataricum – Tatar Maple
• Acer tegmentosum
• Acer tenellum
• Acer tibetense
• Acer tonkinense
• Acer trautvetteri – Trautvetter's Maple (syn. A. heldreichii subsp. trautvetteri)
• Acer triflorum – Three-flowered Maple
• Acer truncatum – Shandong Maple
• Acer tschonoskii
• Acer tutcheri
• Acer ukurunduense – Ukurundu Maple (syn. A. caudatum subsp. ukurunduense)
• Acer undulatum
• Acer velutinum – Velvet Maple
• Acer wangchii
• Acer wardii
• Acer wilsonii – Wilson's Maple (syn. A. campbellii subsp. wilsonii)
• Acer wuyuanense
• Acer yangbiense
• Acer yaoshanicum
• Acer yinkunii
• Acer yuii