There are over 160 species in the

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Species A-Z

The following is a list of species ordered alphabetically. This is as accepted in September 2015 by the Plant List, which is maintained by

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in London, with additions from paleobotanical literature.

Species A

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Acer acuminatum ''Acer acuminatum'' is an Asian species of maple native to the Himalayas and neighboring mountains in Tibet, Kashmir, northern India, Nepal, and Pakistan. ''Acer acuminatum'' is a multi-stemmed tree up to 10 meters tall. It is dioecious, meani ...

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Acer alaskense ''Acer alaskense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from a fossil leaf. The species is solely known from the Latest Paleocene sediments exposed in the Matanuska River Valley, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. I ...

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Acer amplum ''Acer amplum'' is an Asian species of maple found in Vietnam and China.Acer argutum'' *†'' Acer ashwilli''

Species B

*'' Acer barbinerve'' *†'' Acer beckianum'' *'' Acer brachystephyanum'' *†'' Acer browni'' *''

Acer buergerianum ''Acer buergerianum'' (trident maple; ) is a species of maple native to eastern China (from Shandong west to southeastern Gansu, south to Guangdong, and southwest to Sichuan), Taiwan and Japan. The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Dut ...

Species C

*'' Acer caesium'' *'' Acer calcaratum'' *'' Acer caloneurum'' *'' Acer campbellii'' *''

Acer campestre ''Acer campestre'', known as the field maple, is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has ...

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Acer capillipes ''Acer capillipes'' (Kyushu maple or red snakebark maple; ja, ホソエカエデ, translit=hosoekaede), is a maple in the same taxonomic section as other snakebark maples such as ''Acer pensylvanicum, A. pensylvanicum'', ''Acer davidii, A. david ...

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Acer cappadocicum ''Acer cappadocicum'', the Cappadocian maple, is a maple native to Asia, from central Turkey (ancient Cappadocia) east along the Caucasus, the Himalayas, to southwestern China.Mitchell, A. F. (1974). ''A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and No ...

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Acer carpinifolium ''Acer carpinifolium'' (hornbeam maple; Japanese: チドリノキ ''Chidorinoki'' "zigzag tree") is a species of maple native to Japan, on the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū, and Shikoku, where it grows in woodlands and alongside streams in mounta ...

'' *†'' Acer castorrivularis'' *'' Acer caudatifolium'' *'' Acer caudatum'' *'' Acer ceriferum'' *†'' Acer chaneyi'' *'' Acer chapaense'' *'' Acer chiangdaoense'' *''

Acer cinerascentiforme Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples * Acer Inc., a computer company in Taiwan ** Acer Laboratories Incorporated, a subsidiary company of Acer, Inc., that designs and manufactures integrate ...

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Acer circinatum ''Acer circinatum'', the vine maple, is a species of maple native to western North America. Description It most commonly grows as a large shrub growing to around tall, but it will occasionally form a small to medium-sized tree, exceptionally ...

'' *'' Acer cissifolium'' *†'' Acer clarnoense'' *'' Acer confertifolium'' *'' Acer cordatum'' *'' Acer coriaceifolium'' *'' Acer crassum'' *''

Acer crataegifolium ''Acer crataegifolium '' (hawthorn-leaf maple or uri maple; Japanese language, Japanese: ウリカエデ ''urikaede'', "melon maple"), is a species of maple in the snakebark maple group, native to mountains forests of central and southern Japan, ...

Species D

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Acer davidii ''Acer davidii'', or Père David's maple, is a species of maple in the snakebark maple group. It is native to China, from Jiangsu south to Fujian and Guangdong, and west to southeastern Gansu and Yunnan.Flora of China (draft)Aceraceae/ref> The ...

'' *†'' Acer dettermani'' *'' Acer diabolicum'' *'' Acer discolor'' *'' Acer distylum'' *†'' Acer douglasense'' *''

Acer duplicatoserratum ''Acer duplicatoserratum'' is a species of maple, native to southern and eastern mainland China (Anhui, Fujian, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Zhejiang) and Taiwan. ''Acer duplicatoserratum'' is a small tree, in the s ...

Species E

*'' Acer elegantulum'' *'' Acer emeiense'' *†'' Acer eonegundo'' *'' Acer erianthum'' *'' Acer erythranthum'' *'' Acer eucalyptoides'' *†'' Acer ezoanum''

Species F-J

*'' Acer fabri'' *'' Acer fengii'' *'' Acer fenzelianum'' *'' Acer foveolatum'' *†'' Acer ferrignoi'' Wolfe & Tanai *'' Acer forrestii'' *'' Acer garrettii'' *'' Acer ginnala'' *''

Acer glabrum ''Acer glabrum'' is a species of maple native to western North America, from southeastern Alaska, British Columbia and western Alberta, east to western Nebraska, and south through Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Colorado to California, Ar ...

'' *'' Acer gracilifolium'' *'' Acer granatense'' *''

Acer griseum ''Acer griseum'', the paperbark maple or blood-bark maple, is a species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae, native to central China.Flora of China (draft)''Acer griseum''/ref> ''Acer griseum'' is found in the Chinese provinces of Ga ...

'' *'' Acer guanense'' *'' Acer guizhouense'' *'' Acer hainanense'' *''

Acer heldreichii ''Acer heldreichii'' is a species of maple in the flowering plant family Sapindaceae. Commonly called Balkan maple, Greek maple, Heldreich's maple, or mountain maple the species is native to the Balkan Peninsula east along the southern and easte ...

'' *'' Acer henryi'' *†''

Acer hillsi ''Acer hillsi'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from a single fossil samara. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United States and the adjacent area o ...

'' Wolfe & Tanai *'' Acer huangpingense'' *''

Acer hyrcanum ''Acer hyrcanum'' is a maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 9, June 2008 nd more or less ...

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Acer ivanofense ''Acer ivanofense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from series of isolated fossil leaves. The species was described from Eocene to Oligocene aged fossils found in the United States of America. It is one of sever ...

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Acer japonicum ''Acer japonicum'', Fullmoon Maple, Downy Japanese-Maple ( ja, はうちは楓, translit=hauchiwakaede), is a species of maple native to Japan, on Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū (Nagasaki Prefecture), and also southern Korea.Kanagawa Prefecture ...

'' *'' Acer jingdongense''

Species K-O

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Acer kenaicum ''Acer kenaicum'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from a pair of fossil leaves and a samara. The species is known solely from the Oligocene sediments found exposed in central coastal Alaska, US. It is one of sev ...

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Acer laevigatum ''Acer laevigatum'', the smooth maple or Nepal maple, is an atypical species of maple native to southern China (Guizhou, Hong Kong, Hubei, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan), northern India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim), northern Myanmar, Nepal, and ...

'' *'' Acer laisuense'' *'' Acer lanpingense'' *†''

Acer latahense ''Acer latahense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from series of isolated fossil leaves. The species is known from the latest early to middle Miocene sediments exposed in the states of Oregon and Washington, USA ...

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Acer laurinum ''Acer laurinum'' is an evergreen Asian tree in the family Sapindaceae. It is the only member of its genus with native populations in the Southern Hemisphere, with a distribution encompassing Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos ( Kh ...

'' *'' Acer lauyuense'' *'' Acer laxiflorum'' *'' Acer legonsanicum'' *'' Acer leipoense'' *'' Acer leptophyllum'' *'' Acer lichuanense'' *†'' Acer lincolnense'' Wolfe & Tanai *'' Acer linganense'' *''

Acer lobelii Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples * Acer Inc., a computer company in Taiwan ** Acer Laboratories Incorporated, a subsidiary company of Acer, Inc., that designs and manufactures integrate ...

'' *'' Acer longipedicellatum'' *'' Acer longipes'' *'' Acer lucidum'' *''

Acer macrophyllum ''Acer macrophyllum'', the bigleaf maple or Oregon maple, is a large deciduous tree in the genus '' Acer''. It is native to western North America, mostly near the Pacific coast, from southernmost Alaska to southern California. Some stands are al ...

'' *'' Acer mairei'' *''

Acer mandshuricum ''Acer mandshuricum'', the Manchurian maple, is a species of maple native to China (southeastern Gansu, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, southern Shaanxi), Korea and Russia (Primorsky Krai). Description ''Acer mandshuricum'' is a slender deciduou ...

'' *'' Acer mapienense'' *'' Acer maximowiczianum'' *'' Acer maximowiczii'' *'' Acer mazandaranicum'' *'' Acer medogense'' *'' Acer metcalfii'' *'' Acer miaoshanicum'' *'' Acer micranthum'' *'' Acer mirabile'' *''

Acer miyabei ''Acer miyabei'' (Miyabe's or Miyabe maple; Japanese: クロビイタヤ: ''kurobiitaya'') is a species of maple native to Japan, where it occurs in Hokkaidō and the Tōhoku region in northern Honshū.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain ...

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Acer monspessulanum ''Acer monspessulanum'', the Montpellier maple, is a species of maple native to the Mediterranean region from Morocco and Portugal in the west, to Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, and Israel in the east, and north to the Jura Mountains in France and the ...

'' *'' Acer morifolium'' *'' Acer nayongense'' *''

Acer negundo ''Acer negundo'', the box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple or ash-leaved maple, is a species of maple native to North America. It is a fast-growing, short-lived tree with opposite, compound leaves. It is sometimes considered a weedy or inv ...

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Acer nigrum ''Acer nigrum'', the black maple, is a species of maple closely related to '' A. saccharum'' (sugar maple), and treated by some authors as a subspecies of it, as ''Acer saccharum'' subsp. ''nigrum''. Identification can be confusing due to the t ...

'' ''Acer saccharum'' subsp. ''nigrum''^(?) *''

Acer nipponicum ''Acer nipponicum'', occasionally called the Nippon maple, is a species of maple native to Japan. It belongs to the ''Acer'' section ''Parviflora''. Description and range ''Acer nipponicum'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to between < ...

'' Hara *'' Acer oblongum'' *''

Acer obtusifolium ''Acer obtusifolium'', the Syrian maple, is a Middle-eastern species of maple. Description ''Acer obtusifolium'' is an evergreen maple that forms a shrub, but can also be grown into a tree to a height of about 16 feet. It has leathery foliage v ...

'' *'' Acer okamotoi'' *'' Acer oligocarpum'' *'' Acer olivaceum'' *''

Acer oliverianum ''Acer oliverianum'', common names Oliver's maple and Oliver maple, is broadleaf deciduous tree. It is a species of maple. Description ''Acer oliverianum'' has a smooth bark that is jade green in colour, with fine white waxy stripes. It grows up ...

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Acer opalus ''Acer opalus'', the Italian maple, is a species of maple native to the hills and mountains of southern and western Europe, from Italy to Spain and north to southern Germany, and also in northwest Africa in Morocco and Algeria.Flora Europaea''Ace ...

Species P

*†'' Acer palaeorufinerve'' *''

Acer palmatum ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russi ...

'' *'' Acer pauciflorum'' *'' Acer paxii'' *''

Acer pectinatum ''Acer pectinatum'' is an Asian species of maple that is native to the Himalayas and nearby mountains in southwestern China, Myanmar, and the northeastern part of the Indian Subcontinent. It is a spreading deciduous tree up to tall in the wild, ...

'' *'' Acer pehpeiense'' *''

Acer pensylvanicum ''Acer pensylvanicum'', known as the striped maple, moosewood, moose maple or goosefoot maple, is a small North American species of maple. The striped maple is a sequential hermaphrodite, meaning that it can change its sex throughout its lifetime ...

'' *'' Acer pentaphyllum'' *'' Acer pentapomicum'' *''

Acer pictum ''Acer pictum'', commonly known as yellow-paint maple, is an Asian species of maple ''Acer'' () is a genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae.Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm P ...

'' *'' Acer pilosum'' *''

Acer platanoides ''Acer platanoides'', commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to ...

'' *'' Acer pluridens'' *'' Acer poliophyllum'' *''

Acer pseudoplatanus ''Acer pseudoplatanus'', known as the sycamore in the British Isles and as the sycamore maple in the United States, is a species of flowering plant in the Sapindus, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large deciduous, broad-leaved ...

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Acer pseudosieboldianum ''Acer pseudosieboldianum'', the Chinese maple or purplebloom maple, is a species of maple. It is native to northeastern China, Korea, and the Russian Far East.Hokanson, S''Acer pseudosieboldianum'' - A Japanese-like maple for the North? ''Yard ...

'' *'' Acer pseudowilsonii'' *'' Acer pubipalmatum'' *''

Acer pycnanthum ''Acer pycnanthum'', the Japanese red maple, (, ''hananoki'', or , ''hanakaede'', meaning "flower maple") is a species of maple native to Japan, and introduced to Korea. A tree usually about 20m, reaching 30m, it prefers to grow in relict mountai ...

Species R

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Acer republicense ''Acer republicense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from a single fossil samara. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United States. It is the only ...

'' *'' Acer robustum'' *†'' Acer rousei'' *'' Acer rubescens'' *'' Acer rubronervium'' *''

Acer rubrum ''Acer rubrum'', the red maple, also known as swamp maple, water maple, or soft maple, is one of the most common and widespread deciduous trees of eastern and central North America. The U.S. Forest Service recognizes it as the most abundant nati ...

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Acer rufinerve ''Acer rufinerve'', the grey-budded snake-bark-maple, redvein maple or Honshū maple ( Japanese: ウリハダカエデ ''urihadakaede'', "melon-skin maple"), is a species of tree in the snakebark maple group, related to '' Acer capillipes'' (Kyus ...

Species S

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Acer saccharinum ''Acer saccharinum'', commonly known as silver maple, creek maple, silverleaf maple, soft maple, large maple, water maple, swamp maple, or white maple, is a species of maple native to the eastern and central United States and southeastern Canad ...

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Acer saccharum ''Acer saccharum'', the sugar maple, is a species of flowering plant in the soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada and eastern United States. Sugar maple is best known for being the prima ...

'' *'' Acer salweenense'' *'' Acer schneiderianum'' *''

Acer sempervirens ''Acer sempervirens'', the Cretan maple, is a species of maple native to southern Greece and southern Turkey.Med-Checklist''Acer sempervirens''/ref> ''Acer sempervirens'' is an evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, one of the very fe ...

'' *'' Acer shangszeense'' *'' Acer shenkanense'' *'' Acer shensiense'' *'' Acer shihweii'' *'' Acer shirasawanum'' *'' Acer sichourense'' *''

Acer sieboldianum ''Acer sieboldianum'' (Siebold's maple; ja, コハウチワカエデ, translit=kohauchiwakaede) is a species of maple native to Japan and common in the forests of Hokkaidō, Honshū, Shikoku and Kyūshū Islands; in the south of the range it is ...

'' *'' Acer sikkimense'' *'' Acer sino-oblongum'' *'' Acer sinopurpurascens'' *†'' Acer smileyi'' *''

Acer spicatum ''Acer spicatum'', the mountain maple, dwarf maple, moose maple, or white maple, is a species of maple native to northeastern North America from Saskatchewan to Newfoundland, and south to Pennsylvania. It also grows at high elevations in the sout ...

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Acer spitzi ''Acer spitzi'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from a single fossil samara. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United States. It is the only speci ...

'' *'' Acer stachyophyllum'' *'' Acer sterculiaceum'' *†'' Acer stewarti'' *†''

Acer stonebergae ''Acer stonebergae'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from two fossil samaras. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United States, and the adjacent area ...

'' *'' Acer sutchuenense'' *'' Acer sycopseoides''

Species T

*†'' Acer taggarti'' *'' Acer taipuense'' *'' Acer tataricum'' *†'' Acer taurocursum'' *'' Acer tegmentosum'' *'' Acer tenellum'' *'' Acer tibetense'' *'' Acer tonkinense'' *†''

Acer toradense ''Acer toradense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from two fossil samaras. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United States, and the adjacent area o ...

'' *†'' Acer traini'' *'' Acer trialatum'' *'' Acer tricaudatum'' *''

Acer triflorum ''Acer triflorum'', the three-flowered maple, is a species of maple native to hills of northeastern China (Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning) and Korea. It is a deciduous tree that reaches a height of about but is usually smaller.Xu, T.-z., Chen, ...

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Acer truncatum ''Acer truncatum'', the Shantung maple, Shandong maple, or purpleblow maple, is a maple native to northern China, in the provinces of Gansu, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Jilin, Liaoning, Inner Mongolia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, and to Korea. It is a ...

'' *'' Acer tschonoskii'' *''

Acer turcomanicum Acer may refer to: * ''Acer'' (plant), the genus of trees and shrubs commonly known as maples * Acer Inc., a computer company in Taiwan ** Acer Laboratories Incorporated, a subsidiary company of Acer, Inc., that designs and manufactures integrat ...

'' *'' Acer tutcheri''

Species U-Z

*'' Acer undulatum'' *'' Acer velutinum'' *'' Acer wangchii'' *'' Acer wardii'' *†''

Acer washingtonense ''Acer washingtonense'' is an extinct maple species in the family Sapindaceae described from one fossil leaf and four fossil samaras. The species is solely known from the Early Eocene sediments exposed in northeast Washington state, United State ...

'' *†'' Acer whitebirdense'' *'' Acer wuyishanicum'' *'' Acer wuyuanense'' *'' Acer yangbiense'' *'' Acer yaoshanicum'' *'' Acer yinkunii'' *'' Acer yui''

Species listed by section and series

Infrageneric classification of extant species follows The Maple Society (E. Davis), 2021.

Section ''Acer''

* Series ''Acer'' ** '' Acer caesium'' Wall. ex Brandis ** ''

'' Orph. ex Boiss. ** ''

'' L. ** '' Acer sosnowskyi'' Duloch ** '' Acer velutinum'' Boiss. ** '' Acer yangbiense'' Chen & Yang * Series ''Monspessulana'' ** '' Acer granatense'' Boissier ** ''

'' Fisch. & Meyer ** '' Acer iranicum'' Mohtashamian & Rastegar ** '' Acer mazandaranicum'' H.Zare & Assad ** ''

'' L. ** ''

'' Sibthorp & Smith ** ''

'' Miller ** ''

'' L. ** '' Acer undulatum'' Pojark * Series ''Saccharodendron'' ** ''

Acer binzayedii ''Acer binzayedii'', commonly known as ''algodoncillo'', is a species of flowering plant in the genus '' Acer''. It is endemic to Jalisco State in western Mexico. It has a limited range, and is considered Critically Endangered. Description ''A ...

'' Vargas-Rodriguez ** ''

Acer floridanum ''Acer floridanum'' (syn. ''Acer saccharum'' subsp. ''floridanum'' (Chapm.) Desmarais, ''Acer barbatum'' auct. non Michx.), commonly known as the Florida maple and occasionally as the southern sugar maple or hammock maple, is a tree that occurs ...

'' (Chapm.) Pax ** ''

Acer grandidentatum ''Acer grandidentatum'', commonly called bigtooth maple, is a species of maple native to interior western North America. It occurs in scattered populations from western Montana to central Texas in the United States and south to Coahuila in northe ...

'' Torr. & Gray ** ''

Acer leucoderme ''Acer leucoderme'' (English: chalk maple; also whitebark maple, pale-bark maple and sugar maple) is a deciduous tree native to the southeastern United States from North Carolina south to northwest Florida and west to eastern Texas. It lives in t ...

'' Small ** ''

'' Michx.f. ** ''

'' Marshall ** '' Acer skutchii'' Rehder

Section †''Alaskana''

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Tanai Danai ( my, တနိုင်းမြို့) is a town in Kachin State, in the northernmost part of Myanmar. Kachin State ( Kachin: ''Wunpawng Mungdan''; Burmese: ကချင်ပြည်နယ်) is the northernmost state of Myanmar. ...

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Late Paleocene The Thanetian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy, ICS Geologic timescale, the latest age (geology), age or uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stratigraphic stage of the Paleocene epoch (geology), Epoch or series (stratigraphy), Serie ...

, Matanuska River Valley,

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

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Section ''Arguta''

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'' Wall. ex D.Don * '' Acer argutum'' Maxim. – deep-veined maple * '' Acer barbinerve'' Maxim. – bearded maple * †''

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Late Eocene The Eocene ( ) Epoch is a geological epoch that lasted from about 56 to 33.9 million years ago (mya). It is the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era. The name ''Eocene'' comes from the Ancient Greek (''ēṓs'', "daw ...

Early Oligocene The Rupelian is, in the geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between . It is preceded by the Priabonian Stage (part of the Eocene) and is followed by the Chatti ...

, Meshik Volcanics, Alaska) * '' Acer stachyophyllum'' Hiern – birch-leaved maple

Section †''Douglasa''

* †'' Acer douglasense'' Wolfe &

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Early Eocene In the geologic timescale the Ypresian is the oldest age or lowest stratigraphic stage of the Eocene. It spans the time between , is preceded by the Thanetian Age (part of the Paleocene) and is followed by the Eocene Lutetian Age. The Ypresian i ...

, Cape Douglas, Alaska)

Section ''Ginnala''

* †'' Acer ashwilli'' Wolfe &

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Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Oregon and is traditionally considered to be made up of Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Other definitions include larger areas, often encompassing areas to the north towards the ...

) * '' Acer ginnala'' Maxim. – Amur maple * '' Acer tataricum'' L. – Tatar maple

Section ''Glabra''

* Series ''Glabra'' ** ''

'' Torr. – Douglas maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey maple * Series ''

incertae sedis ' () or ''problematica'' is a term used for a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Alternatively, such groups are frequently referred to as "enigmatic taxa". In the system of open nomenclature, uncertainty ...

'' ** †'' Acer traini'' Wolfe & Tanai ( Early to middle Miocene, Western North America)

Section ''Indivisa''

* Series ''Indivisa'' ** ''

'' Siebold & Zucc. – hornbeam maple

Section ''Lithocarpa''

* Series ''Lithocarpa'' ** '' Acer diabolicum'' Blume ex Koch – horned maple ** '' Acer kungshanense'' W. P. Fang & C. Y. Chang ** '' Acer leipoense'' Fang & Soong ** '' Acer lungshengense'' W. P. Fang & L. C. Hu ** '' Acer sinopurpurascens'' Cheng ** '' Acer sterculiaceum'' Wall. – Franchet’s maple, Himalayan maple ** '' Acer thomsonii'' Miquel ** '' Acer tsinglingense'' W. P. Fang & C. C. Hsieh

Section ''Macrantha''

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'' Maxim. * †'' Acer castorrivularis'' Wolfe & Tanai (

, Beaver Creek Flora) * '' Acer caudatifolium'' Hayata * '' Acer chienii'' Hu & Cheng * †'' Acer clarnoense'' Wolfe & Tanai (

John Day Formation The John Day Formation is a series of rock strata exposed in the Picture Gorge district of the John Day River basin and elsewhere in north-central Oregon in the United States. The Picture Gorge exposure lies east of the Blue Mountain uplift, whi ...

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'' Siebold & Zucc. * ''

'' Franch. * †'' Acer dettermani'' Wolfe & Tanai (

, Meshik Volcanics) * '' Acer forrestii'' Diels * '' Acer hookeri'' Miq. * '' Acer insulare'' Makino * '' Acer kawakamii'' Koidz. * '' Acer komarovii'' Pojark in Komarov * †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai ( Early -

Late Miocene The Late Miocene (also known as Upper Miocene) is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), Epoch made up of two faunal stage, stages. The Tortonian and Messinian stages comprise the Late Miocene sub-epoch, which lasted from 11.63 Ma (million ye ...

Latah Latah is a condition in which abnormal behaviors result from a person experiencing a sudden shock or other external stressor almost exclusively having been observed in persons from Southeast Asia. When induced, the affected person typically engag ...

, Mascall, and Succor Creek Formations) * '' Acer laxiflorum'' Pax in Engler * '' Acer maximowiczii'' Pax * '' Acer metcalfii'' Rehder * '' Acer micranthum'' Siebold & Zucc. * '' Acer morifolium'' Koidz. * †'' Acer palaeorufinerve'' Tanai & Onoe (

Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recen ...

Pliocene The Pliocene ( ; also Pleiocene) is the epoch in the geologic time scale that extends from 5.333 million to 2.58 * ''

'' Wall. ex Nicholson * ''

'' L. * '' Acer rubescens'' Hayata * ''

'' Siebold & Zucc. * '' Acer sikkimense'' Miq. * '' Acer tegmentosum'' Maxim. * '' Acer tschonoskii'' Murray

Section ''Macrophylla''

* ''

'' Pursh – Oregon maple, bigleaf maple

Section ''Negundo''

* Series ''Negundo'' ** †'' Acer eonegundo'' Wolfe & Tanai (Middle - Late Eocene, Nevada) ** ''

'' L. – box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple * Series ''Cissifolia'' ** '' Acer cissifolium'' (Siebold & Zucc.) Koch ** '' Acer henryi'' Pax ** †'' Acer lincolnense'' Wolfe & Tanai (

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, Beaver Creek Flora, Montana)

Section ''Palmata''

* Series ''Palmata'' ** ''

Acer amoenum ''Acer palmatum'', commonly known as Japanese maple, palmate maple, or smooth Japanese maple (Japanese: ''irohamomiji'', , or ''momiji'', (栴), is a species of woody plant native to Japan, Korea, China, eastern Mongolia, and southeast Russia. ...

'' (Carriere) Hara ** '' Acer anhweiense'' Fang & Fang f. ** '' Acer calcaratum'' Gagnep. ** '' Acer campbellii'' Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern – Campbell's maple ** '' Acer chingii'' Hu ** ''

'' Pursh – vine maple ** '' Acer confertifolium'' Merril & Metcalf ** ''

'' Hayata ** '' Acer elegantulum'' Fang & Chiu ** '' Acer erianthum'' Schwer. ** '' Acer fenzelianum'' Hand.-Mazz. – Fenzl's maple ** '' Acer flabellatum'' Rehder ** '' Acer heptaphlebium'' Gagnepain ** ''

'' Thunb. – downy Japanese maple ** '' Acer kuomeii'' Fang & Fang f. ** '' Acer kweilinense'' Fang & Fang f. ** '' Acer miaoshanicum'' Fang ** ''

'' Pax – Oliver's maple ** '' Acer osmastonii'' Gamble ** ''

'' Thunb. – Japanese maple ** '' Acer pauciflorum'' Fang ** ''

'' (Pax) Komarov - Korean maple ** '' Acer pseudowilsonii'' Y.S.Chen ** '' Acer pubinerve'' Rehder ** '' Acer pubipalmatum'' Fang ** '' Acer robustum'' Pax ** '' Acer serrulatum'' Hayata ** '' Acer shirasawanum'' Koidz. – Shirasawa's maple ** ''

'' Miq. – Siebold's maple ** '' Acer sinense'' Pax – Campbell's maple ** '' Acer takesimense'' Nakai ** '' Acer tenuifolium'' (Koidzumi) Koidzumi ** '' Acer tonkinense'' Lecompte ** '' Acer tutcheri'' Duthie ** '' Acer wangchii'' Fang ** '' Acer wilsonii'' Rehder – Wilson's maple * Series ''Penninervia'' ** '' Acer cordatum'' Pax ** '' Acer crassum'' Chu & Cheng ** '' Acer erythranthum'' Gagnep. ** '' Acer fabri'' Hance ** '' Acer hilaense'' Hu & Cheng ** '' Acer kwangnanense'' Hu & Cheng ** ''

'' Hu & Cheng – # smoothbark maple ** '' Acer oligocarpum'' ** '' Acer pubipetiolatum'' Hu & W.C.Cheng ** '' Acer sino-oblongum'' Metcalf ** '' Acer wangchii'' Fang

Section ''Parviflora''

* Series ''Distyla'' ** '' Acer distylum'' Siebold & Zucc. – lime-leaved maple * Series ''Parviflora'' ** ''

'' Hara – Nippon maple * Series ''

'' ** †'' Acer browni'' Wolfe &

( Early-

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Oregon Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

) ** †'' Acer smileyi'' Wolfe &

(

late Oligocene The Chattian is, in the geologic timescale, the younger of two ages or upper of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/Series. It spans the time between . The Chattian is preceded by the Rupelian and is followed by the Aquitanian (the lowest stage ...

;

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. N ...

)

Section ''Pentaphylla''

* Series ''Pentaphylla'' ** '' Acer pentaphyllum'' Diels * Series ''Trifida'' (syn Section ''integrifolia'') ** '' Acer albopurpurascens'' Hayata ** ''

'' Miq. – trident maple ** '' Acer chiangdaoense'' Santisuk ** '' Acer coriaceifolium'' Lév. - # leatherleaf maple ** '' Acer gracilifolium'' Fang & Fu ** '' Acer lucidum'' Metcalf ** '' Acer oblongum'' Wall. ex DC. - # ** '' Acer paihengii'' Fang ** '' Acer paxii'' Franch. - # ** '' Acer poliophyllum'' Fang & Wu ** '' Acer shihweii'' Chun & Fang ** '' Acer sycopseoides'' Chun ** '' Acer wangchii'' Fang ** '' Acer yinkunii'' Fang ** '' Acer yui'' Fang

Section ''Platanoidea''

* Series ''Platanoidea'' ** '' Acer acutum'' Fang ** ''

Acer amplum ''Acer amplum'' is an Asian species of maple found in Vietnam and China.Acer campestre ''Acer campestre'', known as the field maple, is a flowering plant species in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to much of continental Europe, Britain, southwest Asia from Turkey to the Caucasus, and north Africa in the Atlas Mountains. It has ...

'' L. – field maple ** ''

'' Gled. – Cappadocian maple ** '' Acer chunii'' Fang ** '' Acer divergens'' Koch ex Pax ** '' Acer fulvescens'' Rehder in Sargent ** ''

'' Ten. – Lobel's maple ** '' Acer longipes'' Franch. ex Rehder ** '' Acer miaotaiense'' P.C.Tsoong ** ''

'' Maxim. – Miyabe's maple ** '' Acer okamotoanum'' Nakai ** ''

'' Thunberg ** ''

'' L. – Norway maple ** '' Acer shenkanense'' Fang ex Fu ** '' Acer tenellum'' Pax ** '' Acer tibetense'' Fang ** ''

'' Bunge – Shandong maple ** ''

Acer turkestanicum ''Acer platanoides'', commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran. It was introduced to ...

'' Pax in Engler

Section ''Pubescentia''

* Series ''Pubescentia'' ** '' Acer pentapomicum'' Stewart ex Brandis ** '' Acer pilosum'' Maximowicz

Section †''Republica''

* †''

'' Wolfe &

(

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)

Section †''Rousea''

* †'' Acer rousei'' Wolfe &

(

)

Section ''Rubra''

* †'' Acer chaneyi'' Knowlton (Oligocene to Miocene, Western US) * †'' Acer ferrignoi'' Wolfe & Tanai (Late Miocene, Oregon) * †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai (Oligocene, Kenai group, Alaska) * ''

'' Hassk. - # * ''

'' K.Koch * ''

'' L. – red maple * ''

'' L. – silver maple * †'' Acer taggarti'' Wolfe & Tanai (Middle Miocene, Mascall Formation, Oregon) * †'' Acer taurocursum'' Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, Bull Run,

) * †'' Acer whitebirdense'' (Ashlee) Wolfe & Tanai (Middle Miocene, Northwestern USA)

Section ''Spicata''

* '' Acer caudatum'' Wall. – tail-leaf maple * ''

'' Lamarck – mountain maple * '' Acer ukurunduense'' Trautvetter & Meyer

Section †''Stewarta''

* †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai (

) * †'' Acer stewarti'' Wolfe & Tanai (

)

Section †''Spitza''

* †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai (

)

Section †''Torada''

* †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State & British Columbia) * †''

'' Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State)

Section ''Trifoliata''

'' Acer maximowiczianum'' leaves * Series ''Emeiensia'' ** '' Acer sutchuenense'' Franch. * Series ''Grisea'' ** ''

'' (Franch.) Pax – paperbark maple ** '' Acer maximowiczianum'' Miq. – Nikko maple ** ''

'' Komarov – three-flowered maple * Series '' Mandshurica'' ** ''

'' Maxim. – Manchurian maple

Section ''Wardiana''

* '' Acer wardii'' W.W.Smith

Hybrids

*'' Acer × bormuelleri'' Borbas (''A. monspessulanum'' × ''A. campestre'' or ''A. opalus'') *'' Acer × boscii'' Spach (''A. monspessulanum'' × ''A. tataricum'' or ''A. pensylvanicum'' × ''A. tataricum'', possibly ''A. tataricum'' × ''A. campestre'') *'' Acer × conspicuum'' van Gelderen & Otterdoom (''A. davidii'' × ''A. pensylvanicum'') *'' Acer × coriaceum'' Bosc ex Tausch (''A. monspessulanum'' × ''A. opalus'' ssp. ''obtusatum'') *'' Acer × dieckii'' van Gelderen & Otterdoom See ''A. platanoides'' *'' Acer × freemanii'' Murray (''A. rubrum'' × ''A. saccharinum'') *'' Acer × hillieri'' Lancaster (''A. miyabei'' × ''A. cappadocicum'' 'Aureum') *'' Acer × martinii'' Jordan (''A. monspessulanum'' × ''A. opalus'') *'' Acer × pseudo-heldreichii'' Fukarek & Celjo (''A. pseudoplatanus'' × ''A. heldreichii'') *'' Acer × ramosum'' Jordan (''A. monspessulanum'' × ''A. opalus'') *'' Acer × schwerinii'' Pax (uncertain, maybe ''A. crataegifolium'' × ''A. rufinerve'') *''

Acer × zoeschense ''Acer'' × ''zoeschense'', the Zöschen maple, is a hybrid maple, a cross between ''Acer campestre'' (Field Maple), and either ''Acer lobelii'' (L'Obel's Maple)Mitchell, A. F. (1974). ''A Field Guide to the Trees of Britain and Northern Europe'' ...

'' Pax (''A. campestre'' × either ''A. cappadocicum'' or ''A. lobelii'')The identity of the second parent is uncertain, with these two species cited by different authors.

Notes

References

* * * *{{cite web, last=Xu , first=Ting-zhi , author2=Chen Yousheng , author3=Piet C. de Jong , author4=Herman J. Oterdoom , author5=Chin-Sung Chang , title=Aceraceae , work=Flora of China , access-date=2008-05-28 , url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=10005 *List Acer Acer species