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List of Acer species

There are nearly 160 species in the genus Acer. 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, which is maintained by Kew Botanical Garden in London, with additions of extinct species from paleobotanical literature.

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

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

Section Acer

Section Arguta

Section Ginnala

Section Glabra

  • Series Glabra
  • Acer glabrum <small>Torr.</small> – Douglas maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey maple

Section Indivisa

  • Series Indivisa
  • Acer carpinifolium <small>Siebold & Zucc.</small> – hornbeam maple

Section Lithocarpa

Section Macrantha

Section Macrophylla

Section Negundo

  • Series Negundo
  • Acer negundo <small>L.</small> – box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple
  • Series Cissifolia
  • Acer cissifolium <small>(Siebold & Zucc.) Koch</small>
  • Acer henryi <small>Pax</small>

Section Palmata

Section Parviflora

  • Series Distyla
  • Acer distylum <small>Siebold & Zucc.</small> – lime-leaved maple
  • Series Parviflora
  • Acer nipponicum <small>Hara</small> – Nippon maple

Section Pentaphylla

Section Platanoidea

Section Pubescentia

Section Rubra

Section Spicata

Section †Spitza

Section Trifoliata

Section Wardiana

Hybrids

Fossil Sections

A number of fossil sections were suggested by paleobotanists Jack Wolfe and Toshimasa Tanai in their 1987 revision of the North American fossil Acer record.

Macrantha Group

Section Arguta

Section Cissifolia

Section Eriocarpa

Section Glabra

Section Macrantha

Section Negundo

Section †Republica

Section Rubra

Section Trilobata

Macrophylla Group

Section Acer

Series Acer
Series Saccharodendron

Section Lithocarpa

Section Macrophylla

Section †Princetona

Section †Spitza

Orba Group

Section †Columbiana

Section †Glabroidea

Section Orba

Platanoidea Group

Section Campestria

Section †Manchesteria

Section Platanoidea

Spicata Group

Section †Alaskana

Section †Douglasa

Section Parviflora

Section †Rousea

Section †Stewarta

Section †Torada

Notes

References