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

  • 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
  • †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, 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 Pax
  • * Acer grandidentatum Torr. & Gray
  • * Acer leucoderme Small
  • * Acer nigrum Michx.f.
  • * Acer saccharum Marshall
  • * Acer skutchii Rehder

    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 maple
  • 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