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
Acer acuminatum Acer acutum †Acer alaskense Acer albopurpurascens †Acer alvordense Acer amamiense Acer amplum Acer argutum †Acer ashwilli †Acer axelrodi
B
Acer barbinerve †Acer beckeri †Acer becki †Acer beckianum Acer binzayedii †Acer bolanderi †Acer bosrivularis Acer brevipes †Acer browni Acer buergerianum
C
†Acer cadaver Acer caesium Acer calcaratum Acer campbellii Acer campestre Acer capillipes Acer cappadocicum Acer carpinifolium †Acer cascadense †Acer castorrivularis Acer caudatifolium Acer caudatum †Acer chaneyi Acer chiangdaoense Acer chienii Acer chingii Acer chunii Acer cinerascentiforme Acer circinatum Acer cissifolium †Acer clarnoense †Acer collawashense Acer confertifolium Acer cordatum Acer coriaceifolium Acer × coriaceum †Acer cranei Acer crassum Acer crataegifolium †Acer crookense †Acer cuprovallis
D
Acer davidii †Acer dettermani Acer diabolicum Acer distylum †Acer douglasense Acer duplicatoserratum
E
†Acer elkanum †Acer elwyni †Acer eomedianum Acer elegantulum †Acer eonegundo Acer erianthum Acer erythranthum †Acer ezoanum
F
Acer fabri Acer fenzelianum †Acer ferrignoi Acer floridanum †Acer florissanti Acer forrestii Acer × freemanii Acer fulvescens
G
†Acer glabroides Acer glabrum Acer gracilifolium Acer granatense Acer grandidentatum †Acer grantense Acer griseum
H
Acer heldreichii Acer henryi †Acer heterodentatum Acer hilaense †Acer hillsi †Acer hueberi Acer hyrcanum
I
†Acer idahoense Acer insulare Acer iranicum †Acer ivanofense
J
Acer × jakelyanum Acer japonicum Acer jarbidgianum
K
†Acer kenaicum †Acer kluckingi †Acer knolli Acer × koenighoferae Acer komarovii Acer kungshanense Acer kuomeii Acer kwangnanense Acer kweilinense
L
Acer laevigatum †Acer latahense Acer laurinum Acer laxiflorum Acer leipoense Acer leptophyllum Acer leucoderme †Acer lincolnense Acer lobelii Acer longipes Acer lucidum Acer lungshengense
M
†Acer macginitiei Acer macrophyllum †Acer manchesteri Acer mandshuricum Acer mapienense Acer × martini Acer maximowiczianum Acer maximowiczii Acer mazandaranicum †Acer medianum †Acer megasamarum Acer metcalfii †Acer meyeri Acer miaoshanicum Acer micranthum †Acer milleri †Acer minutifolium Acer miyabei †Acer molallense Acer monspessulanum †Acer montanense Acer morifolium
N
†Acer negundoides Acer negundo Acer nigrum †Acer niklasi Acer nipponicum
O
Acer oblongum Acer obtusifolium Acer okamotoanum Acer oligocarpum †Acer oligomedianum Acer oliverianum Acer opalus †Acer orbum †Acer oregonianum Acer orthocampestre Acer × osmastonii †Acer osmonti †Acer ovipetrinum
P
Acer paihengii †Acer palaeorufinerve Acer palmatum Acer pauciflorum Acer paxii Acer pectinatum Acer pensylvanicum Acer pentaphyllum Acer pentapomicum Acer pictum Acer pilosum Acer platanoides Acer poliophyllum †Acer powellense †Acer postense †Acer protomiyabi †Acer princetonese Acer pseudoplatanus Acer pseudosieboldianum Acer pseudowilsonii Acer pubinerve Acer pubipetiolatum Acer pycnanthum
R
Acer × ramosum †Acer republicense Acer robustum †Acer rousei Acer rubrum Acer rufinerve
S
Acer saccharinum Acer saccharum (sugar maple) †Acer salmonense †Acer schorni Acer × schwerinii †Acer scottiae Acer sempervirens †Acer septilobatum Acer serrulatum Acer shangszeense Acer shenkanense Acer shenzhenensis Acer shihweii Acer shirasawanum Acer sieboldianum Acer sikkimense Acer sino-oblongum Acer sinopurpurascens †Acer sinuofluviatilis Acer skutchii †Acer smileyi Acer sosnowskyi Acer spicatum †Acer spitzi Acer stachyophyllum Acer sterculiaceum †Acer stewarti †Acer stockeyae †Acer stonebergae Acer sutchuenense Acer sycopseoides
T
†Acer taggarti Acer tataricum Acer tataricum subsp. aidzuense Acer tataricum subsp. ginnala Acer tataricum subsp. semenovii Acer tataricum subsp. tataricum Acer tataricum subsp. theiferum †Acer taurocursum Acer tegmentosum Acer tenellum Acer tenuifolium Acer thomsonii Acer tibetense †Acer tiffneyi †Acer tigilense Acer tonkinense †Acer toradense †Acer traini Acer triflorum Acer truncatum Acer tschonoskii Acer tsinglingense Acer tutcheri †Acer tyrellense
U–Z
Acer ukurunduense Acer undulatum Acer × varbossanium Acer velutinum Acer wangchii Acer wardii †Acer washingtonense †Acer wehri †Acer whitebirdense Acer wilsonii Acer yangbiense Acer yinkunii Acer yui Acer zarei
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 Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss. Acer pseudoplatanus L. Acer sosnowskyi Duloch Acer velutinum Boiss. Acer yangbiense Chen & Yang Series Monspessulana Acer granatense Boissier Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & Meyer Acer iranicum Mohtashamian & Rastegar Acer mazandaranicum H.Zare & Assad Acer monspessulanum L. Acer obtusifolium Sibthorp & Smith Acer opalus Miller Acer sempervirens L. Acer undulatum Pojark Series Saccharodendron Acer binzayedii Vargas-Rodriguez Acer floridanum (Chapm.) Pax 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. Acer grandidentatum Torr. & GraySometimes treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. grandidentatum (Torr. & Gray) Desmarais. Acer leucoderme Small Often treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. leucoderme (Small) Desmarais. Acer nigrum Michx.f.Often treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. nigrum (Michx.f.) Desmarais. Acer saccharum Marshall Acer skutchii RehderSometimes treated as a subspecies of A. saccharum: A. s. subsp. skutchii (Rehder) E.Murray.
Section Arguta
Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don Acer argutum Maxim. – deep-veined maple Acer barbinerve Maxim. – bearded maple Acer stachyophyllum Hiern – birch-leaved maple
Section Ginnala
Acer ginnala Maxim. – Amur mapleSometimes considered a subspecies of A. tataricum: A. t. subsp. ginnala (Maxim.) Wesm. Acer tataricum L. – Tatar maple
Section Glabra
Series Glabra Acer glabrum Torr. – Douglas maple, Rocky Mountain maple, Greene's maple, New Mexico maple, Torrey maple
Section Indivisa
Series Indivisa Acer carpinifolium 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
Acer capillipes Maxim. †Acer castorrivularis Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, Beaver Creek Flora) Acer caudatifolium Hayata Acer chienii Hu & Cheng Acer crataegifolium Siebold & Zucc. Acer davidii Franch. Acer forrestii Diels Acer hookeri Miq. Acer insulare Makino Acer kawakamii Koidz. Acer komarovii Pojark in Komarov Acer laxiflorum Pax in Engler Acer maximowiczii PaxSometimes considered a subspecies of A. pectinatum: A. p. subsp. maximowiczii (Pax) E.Murray. Not to be confused with A. maximowiczianum Miq. Acer metcalfii Rehder Acer micranthum Siebold & Zucc. Acer morifolium Koidz. Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Nicholson Acer pensylvanicum L. Acer rubescens Hayata Acer rufinerve Siebold & Zucc. Acer sikkimense Miq. Acer tegmentosum Maxim. Acer tschonoskii Murray
Section Macrophylla
Acer macrophyllum Pursh – Oregon maple, bigleaf maple
Section Negundo
Series Negundo Acer negundo L. – box elder, boxelder maple, Manitoba maple Series Cissifolia Acer cissifolium (Siebold & Zucc.) Koch Acer henryi Pax Sometimes treated as a subspecies of A. cissifolium: A. c. subsp. henryi (Pax) E.Murray.
Section Palmata
Series Palmata Acer amoenum (Carriere) Hara Acer anhweiense Fang & Fang f. Acer calcaratum Gagnep. Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern – Campbell's maple Acer chingii Hu Acer circinatum Pursh – vine maple Acer confertifolium Merril & Metcalf Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata Acer elegantulum Fang & Chiu Acer erianthum Schwer. Acer fenzelianum Hand.-Mazz. – Fenzl's maple Acer flabellatum RehderOften treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. flabellatum (Rehder) E.Murray. Acer heptaphlebium Gagnepain Acer japonicum Thunb. – downy Japanese maple Acer kuomeii Fang & Fang f. Acer kweilinense Fang & Fang f. Acer miaoshanicum Fang Acer oliverianum Pax – Oliver's mapleSometimes treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. oliverianum (Pax) E.Murray Acer osmastonii Gamble Acer palmatum Thunb. – Japanese maple Acer pauciflorum Fang Acer pseudosieboldianum (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 mapleAlso "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. Acer sieboldianum Miq. – Siebold's maple Acer sinense Pax – Campbell's mapleOften treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. sinense (Rehder) De Jong. Acer takesimense Nakai Acer tenuifolium (Koidzumi) Koidzumi Acer tonkinense Lecompte Acer tutcheri Duthie Acer wangchii Fang Acer wilsonii Rehder – Wilson's mapleOften treated as a subspecies of A. campbellii: A. c. subsp. wilsonii (Rehder) De Jong. Series Penninervia Acer cordatum Pax Acer crassum Chu & Cheng Acer erythranthum Gagnep. Acer fabri Hance Acer hilaense Hu & Cheng Acer kwangnanense Hu & Cheng Acer laevigatum 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 Acer nipponicum Hara – Nippon maple
Section Pentaphylla
Series Pentaphylla Acer pentaphyllum Diels Series Trifida (syn Section integrifolia) Acer albopurpurascens Hayata Acer buergerianum 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 Rehder – broad mapleSometimes treated as a subspecies of A. longipes: A. l. subsp. amplum (Rehder) De Jong. Acer campestre L. – field maple Acer cappadocicum Gled. – Cappadocian maple Acer chunii Fang Acer divergens Koch ex Pax Acer fulvescens Rehder in Sargent Acer lobelii Ten. – Lobel's mapleSometimes treated as a subspecies of A. platanoides: A. p. subsp. lobelii (Ten.) Gams, or A. cappadocicum: A. c. subsp. lobelii (Ten.) De Jong. Acer longipes Franch. ex Rehder Acer miaotaiense P.C.TsoongSometimes considered a subspecies of A. miyabei: A. m. subsp. miaotaiense (P.C.Tsoong) E.Murray. Acer miyabei Maxim. – Miyabe's maple Acer okamotoanum Nakai Acer pictum Thunberg Acer platanoides L. – Norway maple Acer shenkanense Fang ex Fu