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Acer L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 2: 1054 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000000188.

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Synonyms of Acer

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Argentacer Small Man. S.E. Fl. 825, 1505, f. s.n. [p. 825]. 1933. wfo-4000002976
Crula Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 2: 110 (1911) wfo-4000009816
Euacer Opiz Oekon. Neuigk. Verh. 58: 522. 1839. wfo-4000014077
Negundium Raf. Atlantic J. 1: 176 (1833) wfo-4000025499
Negundo Boehm. Defin. Gen. Pl. , ed. 3: 508 (1760) wfo-4000025500
Rufacer Small Man. S.E. Fl. 825–826, 1505. 1933. (30 Nov 1933) wfo-4000033603
Rulac Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 383 (1763) wfo-4000033613
Saccharodendron Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 182 (1914) wfo-4000033728
Sacchrosphendamnus Nieuwl. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 183 (1914) wfo-4000033730

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Acer:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer acuminatilobum (J.Papp) J.Papp Erdö (Budapest) 7: 29 (1958) wfo-1000065231
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer adscharicum Gatsch. – — wfo-0001247787
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer avilae Font Quer & Rothm. Sched. Fl. Iber. Selectam 1: 56 (1934) wfo-0000513973
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer barbatum var. rugelii (Pax) Bush Amer. Midl. Naturalist 11: 116. 1928 wfo-0000513986
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer bernardinum Abrams Torreya 7: 219 (1907) wfo-0000513996
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer binzayedii Y.L.Vargas-Rodr. Brittonia 69(2): 247 (2017) wfo-1000001275
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer boscii Spach Hist. Nat. Vég. 3: 88 (1834) wfo-0000514006
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer bosniacum K.Malý Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 95 (1906) wfo-0000514007
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer briergeranum Miq. – — wfo-0001220268
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer cadevallii Marcet Bol. Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. xlvi. 406 (1948). wfo-0000514022
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. acuminatilobum J.Papp Bot. Közlem. 45(3-4): 269 1954 wfo-1200098500
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. hebecarpum Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 134 (1866) wfo-1200113138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. macrocarpus Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 134 (1866) wfo-1200113080
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. microcarpum Schur Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 134 (1866) wfo-1200113125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. pilosum Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 19 2023 wfo-1200067689
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer campestre var. rugiforme Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 19 2023 wfo-1200067690
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer candicans Jacques Ann. Fl. Pomone 3: 335 1835 wfo-1000056610
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer cappadocicum var. parvifolium Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 7 2023 wfo-1200067688
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer changhuaense var. glabrescens Z.H.Chen, W.Y.Xie & X.F.Jin J. Zhejiang Forest. Sci. Technol. 41(3): 73 (2021) wfo-1200008057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer changhuaense var. trilobum Z.H.Chen, Y.R.Zhu & X.F.Jin J. Zhejiang Forest. Sci. Technol. 41(3): 72 (2021) wfo-1200008058
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer collinsona Thunb. Acer. : 6 (1793) wfo-0000514139
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer conspicuum van Gelderen & Oterdoom Maples World : 244 (1994) wfo-0000514145
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer coptophyllum Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 2: 250 (1912) wfo-0000514146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer creticum L. Sp. Pl. ed. 2 : 1497 (1763) wfo-0000514162
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer crispum Moench Verz. Ausländ. Bäume : 2 (1785) wfo-0000514164
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer cucullatum Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 457 (1892) wfo-0000514165
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer digitatum Dippel Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 577 (1892) wfo-0000514188
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer duretti Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 397 1892 — wfo-0001078672
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer durettii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 397 (1892) wfo-0000514201
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer durettii f. aureomarmoratum Schwer. Gartenflora 42: 232 1893 — wfo-0000734296
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer ellipticum A.Nelson – — wfo-0001078567
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer eupalmatum Koidz. – — wfo-0001078675
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer euseptemlobum Koidz. – — wfo-0001078677
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer fangianum Rushforth Bot. Mag. 41(1): 67 (2024) wfo-1000066177
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer flavescens Veitch Garden (London, 1871-1927) 5: 364. 1874 25 Apr 1874 wfo-1000035665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer floridanum Rössig Handb. Liebhaber Engl. Pflanzungen 1: 13 (1790) wfo-1000078068
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer glabratum Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Fl. Tirol 6(2): 793 (1909) wfo-0000514266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer granatense subsp. granatense – – — wfo-1200108094
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer grosseri var. hersii (Rehder) Rehder – — wfo-0000514298
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer guinieri Chabert Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 44 (1910) wfo-0000514300
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer guyotii Beauverd Ber. Schweiz. Bot. Ges. 26-29: 226 (1920) wfo-0000514302
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer heldreichii subsp. bulgaricus Lakušić – — wfo-1200112010
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer heldreichii subsp. heldreichii – – — wfo-1200107951
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hillieri Lancaster Plantsman 1: 125 (1979) wfo-0000514329
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hybridum Bosc Dict. Agr. 5: 251 (1821) wfo-0000514343
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hyrcanum subsp. hyrcanum – – — wfo-1200108050
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hyrcanum subsp. tauricola (Boiss. & Balansa) Yalt. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 9 (1967) wfo-1200011183
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hyrcanum var. nigricum Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 34 2023 wfo-1200067693
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer hyrcanum var. platanifolium Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 32 2023 wfo-1200067692
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer interior Britton N. Amer. Trees 655 (1908). wfo-0001233374
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer iranicum Mohtash. & Rastegar Syst. Bot. 45(1): 165. 2020 wfo-1000001276
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer japonicum f. viscosum Hayashi Bull. Gov. Forest Exp. Sta. 77: 29, f. 19 1955 wfo-1200098472
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer japonicum var. heyhachii Matsum. ex Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 18(210): 115 1904 wfo-1200098485
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer javanicum Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 221 (1768) wfo-0000514407
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer langii Simonk. Növényt. Közlem. vii. 164 (1908). wfo-0000514447
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer lasicum Schwer. Gartenflora 47: 124 (1898) wfo-1000078494
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer lobatum Bosc ex K.Koch. Dendrologie 1: 519. 1869 [Jan 1869] wfo-0000514483
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer lobatum Dalla Torre & Sarnth. Fl. Tirol 6(2): 793 (1909) wfo-0000514484
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer lobelii f. horticola Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7(3): 238 1886 wfo-1200098487
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer lobelii var. laetum (C.A.Mey.) Wesm. Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 29: 55 1890 wfo-1200098568
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer luteum Rössig Handb. Liebhaber Engl. Pflanzungen 1: 6 (1790) wfo-1000077916
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer mayrii f. pyramidale V.V.Byalt & Firsov Hortus Botanicus 13: 156. 2018 [Jun 2018] [epublished] wfo-1200027611
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer minusculum Green. – — wfo-0001078574
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer mono f. purpureum V.V.Byalt & Firsov Hortus Botanicus 18: 149 2024 wfo-1200099607
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer monspessulanum subsp. assyriacum (Pojark.) Rech.f. Fl. Iranica [Rechinger] 61: 10 (1969) wfo-1200011153
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer monspessulanum subsp. monspessulanum – – — wfo-1200107683
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer monspessulanum subsp. oksalianum Yalt. Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 10 (1967) wfo-1200011250
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer monspessulanum var. ornithopodum Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 60 2023 wfo-1200067695
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer monspessulanum var. rotundilobum Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 58 2023 wfo-1200067694
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer nakaii Uyeki J. Chosen Nat. Hist. Soc. 9: 21 (1929) wfo-0000514633
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer neglectum Hoffmanns. ex Walp. Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) i. 410. wfo-0000514640
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer neglectum Lange Bot. Tidsskr. 13: 30. 1882 wfo-0000514641
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer neglectum var. elongatum Schwer. Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 20: 423 (1911) wfo-0000514642
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer obtusatum subsp. obtusatum – – — wfo-1200108001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer obtusatum subsp. opuloideum (K. Malý) Beck – — wfo-1200112011
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer ovczinnikovii Zaprjagaeva Lesnye resursy Pamiro-Alaia 388. 1976 wfo-0001078665
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer pectinatum Wall. ex Brandis Forest Fl. N.W. India. 112. 1874 wfo-1000043691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer pictum subvar. subtrifidum Makino Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 18(210): 114 1904 wfo-1200098486
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer pinnatum Lour. Fl. Cochinch. , ed. 2: 649 (1793) wfo-0000514881
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer platanoides f. atropurpureoviridis V.V.Byalt & Firsov Hortus Botanicus 13: 157. 2018 [Jun 2018] , as 'atropurpureo-viridis' [epublished] wfo-1200027614
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer platanoides subsp. fallax (Pax) Fukarek – — wfo-1200112012
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer platanus Burm.f. Fl. Indica : 221 (1768) wfo-0000514892
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer pseudocreticum P.Fourn. Quatre Fl. France : 640 (1937) wfo-0000514906
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer pseudoheldreichii Fukarek Šumarstvo 12: 546 (1959) wfo-1000070935
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer radujaensis Formánek Verh. Naturf. Vereins Brünn 34: 344 (1896) wfo-0000514947
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer ramosum Schwer. Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 3: 49. 1894 wfo-1000036204
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer rugelii Pax Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 7(3): 243. 1886 [23 Mar 1886] wfo-0000515001
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer sabaudum Chabert Bull. Soc. Bot. France 57: 45 (1910) wfo-0000515003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer saccharum f. barbatum (Michx.) Pax Pflanzenr. IV, 163: 75 1902 — wfo-0000515031
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer saccharum var. acuminatum (Trel.) A.E.Murray Kalmia 13: 3 (1983):. wfo-0000515027
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer senecaense Slavin Phytologia 5(1): 1. 1954 [3 Apr 1954] wfo-0000515086
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer serotinum Kit. Linnaea 32: 552 (1863) wfo-0000515088
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer sosnowskyi Doluch. Sakharthw. S.S.R. Mec’niereb. Akad. Moambe 9: 599. 1948 wfo-0001078666
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer speciosum Vogel Pl. Select. 9: 47 (1772) wfo-0000515127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer stenocarpum Britton N. Amer. Trees 647, fig. 598. 1908 wfo-0000515138
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer subobtusum Simonk. Növényt. Közlem. vii. 181 (1908). wfo-0000515157
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer tegmentosum subsp. hersii (Rehder) A.E.Murray Kalmia 12: 12 (1982):. wfo-0000515200
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer tegmentosum var. hersii (Rehder) A.E.Murray Kalmia 10: 8. 1980 wfo-0000515199
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer velutinum var. botryoides Amini & Zare Fl. Iran [ed. M. Assadi et al.] 179: 26 2023 wfo-1200067691
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Acer verhaegheanum Geerinck Naturalistes Belges 78: 9 (1997) wfo-0000515277