List of Acer species

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

Edit

Comment

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

Section Acer

Series Acer

Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis – Himalayan Maple, Girald's Maple

Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss. (Synonyms Acer macropterum Vis., Acer visianii Nyman, Acer trautvetteri) – Greek Maple, Heldreich's Maple, Red-bud Maple, Trautvetter's Maple

Acer pseudoplatanus L. – Sycamore Maple, Sycamore

Acer vanvolxemii Masters See A. velutinum

Acer velutinum Boiss. – Persian Maple, Velvet Maple

Series Monspesulana

Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & Meyer – Balkan Maple

Acer monspessulanum L. – Montpelier Maple

Acer obtusifolium Sibthorp & Smith – # Syrian Maple

Acer opalus Miller – Italian Maple

Acer opulifolium Villars See A. opalus

Acer sempervirens L. – # Cretan Maple

Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaillardot See A. obtusifolium

Acer trilobatum Lamb. See A. monspessulanum

Series Saccharodendron

Acer barbatum Michx. See A. floridanum

Acer floridanum (Chapm.) Pax – Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple

Acer grandidentatum Torr. & Gray – Bigtooth Maple, Canyon Maple

Acer leucoderme Small – Chalk Maple

Acer nigrum Michx.f. – Black Maple

Acer skutchii Rehder – Skutch's Maple

Acer saccharum Marshall – Sugar Maple, Rock Maple, Hard Maple

Section †Alaskana

†Acer alaskense Wolfe & Tanai (Late Paleocene, Matanuska River Valley, Alaska)

Section Cissifolia

Acer cissifolium (Siebold & Zucc.) Koch – Vine-leaved Maple

Acer henryi Pax – Henry's Maple

†Acer lincolnense Wolfe & Tanai (late Eocene, Beaver Creek Flora, Montana)

Section †Douglasa

†Acer douglasense Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Cape Douglas, Alaska)

Section Ginnala

Acer aidzuense Franch.

†Acer ashwilli Wolfe & Tanai (Early Oligocene, Central Oregon)

Acer ginnala Maxim. – Amur Maple

Acer semenovii Regel & Herder

Acer tataricum L. – Tatar Maple

Section Glabra

Series Arguta

Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don

Acer argutum Maxim. – Deep-veined Maple

Acer barbinerve Maxim. – Bearded Maple

†Acer ivanofense Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene to Early Oligocene, Meshik Volcanics, Alakska)

Acer stachyophyllum Hiern – Birch-leaved Maple

Acer tetramerum Pax See A. stachyophyllum

Series Glabra

Acer glabrum Torr. – Douglas Maple, Rocky Mountain Maple, Greene's Maple, New Mexico Maple, Torrey Maple

Series incertae sedis

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

Section Hyptiocarpa

Series Hyptiocarpa

Acer garrettii Craib

Acer pinnatinervium Merrill

Acer laurinum Hassk. - #

Section Indivisa

Series Indivisa

Acer carpinifolium Siebold & Zucc. – Hornbeam Maple

Section Lithocarpa

Series Lithocarpa

Acer diabolicum Blume ex Koch – Horned Maple

Acer franchetii Pax

Acer leipoense Fang & Soong

Acer pilosum Maxim.

Acer sinopurpurascens Cheng

Acer sterculiaceum Wall.

Acer villosum Wall. See A. sterculiaceum

Acer yangbiense Chen & Yang

Acer thomsonii Miquel

Acer kungshanense W. P. Fang & C. Y. Chang

Acer tsinglingense W. P. Fang & C. C. Hsieh

Acer lungshengense W. P. Fang & L. C. Hu

Series Macrophylla

Acer macrophyllum Pursh – Oregon Maple, Bigleaf Maple

Section Macrantha

Acer capillipes Maxim. – Kyushu Maple

†Acer castorrivularis Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, Beaver Creek Flora)

Acer caudatifolium Hayata – Kawakami Maple

†Acer clarnoense Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, John Day Formation)

Acer crataegifolium Siebold & Zucc. – Hawthorn-leaved Maple

Acer davidii Franch. – David's Maple

Acer forrestii Diels – Forrest's Maple

Acer grosseri Pax – Grosser's Maple

†Acer dettermani Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene - Early Oligocene, Meshik Volcanics)

Acer hersii Rehder See A. grosseri

Acer komarovii Pojark. See A. tschonoskii

†Acer latahense Wolfe & Tanai (Early - Late Miocene, Latah, Mascall, and Succor Creek Formations)

Acer laxiflorum Pax

Acer micranthum Siebold & Zucc.

Acer morifolium Koidz.

Acer maximowiczii Pax – Maximowicz's Maple

†Acer palaeorufinerve Tanai & Onoe (Miocene to Pliocene, East Asia & Alaska)

Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Nicholson

Acer pensylvanicum L. – Striped Maple, Moosewood

Acer rubescens Hayata

Acer rufinerve Siebold & Zucc. – Redvein Maple

Acer sikkimense Miq.

Acer tegmentosum Maxim.

Acer tschonoskii Murray

Section Negundo

†Acer eonegundo Wolfe & Tanai (Middle - Late Eocene, Nevada)

Acer negundo L. – Box elder, Boxelder Maple, Manitoba Maple

Section Palmata

Series Palmata

Acer ceriferum Rehder

Acer circinatum Pursh – Vine Maple

Acer circumlobatum Maxim. See A. japonicum

Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata

Acer japonicum Thunb. – Downy Japanese Maple

Acer linganense Fang & Chiu

Acer palmatum Thunb. – Japanese Maple

Acer pauciflorum Fang

Acer pubipalmatum Fang

Acer pseudosieboldianum (Pax) Komarov - Korean Maple

Acer robustum Pax

Acer shirasawanum Koidz. – Shirasawa's Maple

Acer sieboldianum Miq. – Siebold's Maple

Series Penninervia

Acer crassum Chu & Cheng

Acer erythranthum Gagnep.

Acer eucalyptoides Fang & Wu

Acer fabri Hance - # Faber Maple

Acer hainanense Chun & Fang See A. laevigatum

Acer kiukiangense Hu & Cheng

Acer laevigatum Hu & Cheng – # Smoothbark Maple

Acer oligocarpum

Acer sino-oblongum Metcalf

Acer wangchii Fang

Series Sinensia

Acer calcaratum Gagnep.

Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern – Campbell's Maple

Acer chapaense Gagnep.

Acer confertifolium Merril & Metcalf

Acer elegantulum Fang & Chiu

Acer erianthum Schwer.

Acer flabellatum Rehder

Acer fenzelianum Hand.-Mazz. – Fenzl's Maple

Acer kweilinense Fang & Fang f.

Acer lampingense Fang & Fang f.

Acer mapienense Fang

Acer miaoshanicum Fang

Acer olivaceum Fang & Chiu

Acer oliverianum Pax – Oliver's Maple

Acer schneiderianum Pax & Hoffman

Acer serrulatum Hayata See A. oliverianum

Acer shangszeense Fang & Soong

Acer sichourense Fang & Fang f.

Acer sinense Pax – Campbell's Maple

Acer sunyiense Fang

Acer taipuense Fang

Acer tonkinense Lecompte

Acer tutcheri Duthie

Acer wilsonii Rehder – Wilson's Maple

Acer wuyuanense Fang & Wu

Acer yaoshanicum Fang

Acer wardii W.W.Smith

Section Parviflora

Series Caudata

Acer caudatum Wall. – Tail-leaf Maple

Acer montanum Aiton See A. spicatum

Acer spicatum Lamarck – Mountain Maple

Acer ukurunduense Trautvetter & Meyer – Ukurundu Maple

Series Distyla

Acer distylum Siebold & Zucc. – Lime-leaved Maple

Series Parviflora

Acer nipponicum Hara – Nippon Maple

Series incertae sedis

†Acer browni Wolfe & Tanai (Early-Middle Miocene; Washington, Oregon, British Columbia)

†Acer smileyi Wolfe & Tanai (late Oligocene-Middle Miocene; Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Nevada)

Section Pentaphylla

Series Pentaphylla

Acer pentaphyllum Diels

Series Trifida

Acer albopurpurascens Hayata See A. oblongum

Acer buergerianum Miq. – Trident Maple

Acer cinnamomifolium Hayata See A. coriaceifolium

Acer cordatum Pax

Acer coriaceifolium Lév. - # Leatherleaf Maple

Acer discolor Maxim.

Acer fengii Murray - #

Acer lucidum Metcalf

Acer oblongum Wall. ex DC. - #

Acer paxii Franch. - #

Acer shihweii Chun & Fang

Acer sycopseoides Chun

Acer yinkunii Fang

Acer yuii Fang

Section Platanoidea

Series Platanoidea

Acer ambiguum Dipp. See A. pictum

Acer amplum Rehder – Broad Maple

Acer campestre L. – Field Maple

Acer cappadocicum Gled. – Cappadocian Maple

Acer lobelii Ten. – Lobel's Maple

Acer longipes Franch. ex Rehder

Acer miaotaiense P.C.Tsoong

Acer miyabei Maxim. – Miyabe's Maple

Acer mono Maxim. – see A. pictum

Acer platanoides L. – Norway Maple

Acer nayongense Fang

Acer tenellum Pax

Acer tibetense Fang

Acer truncatum Bunge – Shandong Maple

Section Pubescentia

Series Pubescentia

Acer fedschenkoanum Krishtofovich See A. pentapomicum

Acer pentapomicum Stewart ex Brandis

Acer pubescens Franch. See A. pentapomicum

Acer regelii Pax See A. pentapomicum

Section †Republica

†Acer republicense Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington state)

Section †Rousea

†Acer rousei Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, British Columbia)

Section Rubra

†Acer chaneyi Knowlton (Oligocene to Miocene, Western US)

†Acer ferrignoi Wolfe & Tanai (Late Miocene, Oregon)

†Acer kenaicum Wolfe & Tanai (Oligocene, Kenai group, Alaska)

Acer pycnanthum K.Koch

Acer rubrum L. – Red Maple

Acer saccharinum L. – Silver Maple

†Acer taggarti Wolfe & Tanai (Middle Miocene, Mascall Formation, Oregon)

†Acer taurocursum Wolfe & Tanai (Late Eocene, Bull Run, Nevada)

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

Section †Stewarta

†Acer hillsi Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State)

†Acer stewarti Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, British Columbia)

Section †Torada

†Acer stonebergae Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State & British Columbia)

†Acer toradense Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State & British Columbia)

†Acer washingtonense Wolfe & Tanai (Early Eocene, Washington State)

Section Trifoliata

Series Grisea

Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax – Paperbark Maple

Acer maximowiczianum Miq. – Nikko Maple

Acer nikoense Maxim. See A. maximowiczianum

Acer triflorum Komarov – Three-flowered Maple

Series Mandshurica

Acer mandshuricum Maxim. – Manchurian Maple

Acer sutchuenense Franch.

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 × durrettii Pax See A. × coriaceum

Acer × freemanii Murray (A. rubrum × A. saccharinum)

Acer × hillieri Lancaster (A. miyabei × A. cappadocicum 'Aureum')

Acer × hybridum Bosc See A. pseudoplatanus

Acer × martinii Jordan (A. monspessulanum × A. opalus)

Acer × pseudo-heldreichii Fukarek & Celjo (A. pseudoplatanus × A. heldreichii)

Acer × ramosum Jordan (A. monspessulanum × A. opalus)

Acer × rotundilobum Schwer. See A. × coriaceum

Acer × schwerinii Pax (uncertain, maybe A. crataegifolium × A. rufinerve)

Acer × zoeschense Pax (A. campestre × either A. cappadocicum or A. lobelii)

References

List of Acer species Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA

Contents