Acer

The genus Acer is in the family Sapindaceae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

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Species in Acer

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Name	Status	Source
Acer acuminatum Wall. ex D.Don	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer amamiense T.Yamaz.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer amplum Rehder	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer argutum Maxim. ex Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer barbinerve Maxim. ex Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer × bornmuelleri Borbás	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer brachystephyanum T.Z.Hsu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer buergerianum Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer caesium Wall. ex Brandis	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer calcaratum Gagnep.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer caloneurum C.Y.Wu & T.Z.Hsu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer campbellii Hook.f. & Thomson ex Hiern	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer campestre L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer capillipes Maxim. ex Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer cappadocicum Gled.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer carpinifolium Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer caudatifolium Hayata	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer caudatum Wall.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer ceriferum Rehder	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer chapaense Gagnep.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer chiangdaoense Santisuk	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer cinerascentiforme Pojark.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer circinatum Pursh	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer cissifolium (Siebold & Zucc.) K.Koch	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer confertifolium Merr. & F.P.Metcalf	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer cordatum Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer coriaceifolium H.Lév.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer × coriaceum Bosc ex Tausch.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer crassum Hu & W.C.Cheng	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer crataegifolium Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer davidii Franch.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer diabolicum Blume ex K.Koch	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer discolor Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer distylum Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer duplicatoserratum Hayata	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer elegantulum W.P.Fang & P.L.Chiu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer emeiense T.Z.Hsu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer erianthum Schwer.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer erythranthum Gagnep.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer eucalyptoides W.P.Fang & Y.T.Wu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer fabri Hance	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer fengii A.E.Murray	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer fenzelianum Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer foveolatum C.Y.Wu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer × freemanii A.E.Murray	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer garrettii Craib	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer glabrum Torr.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer gracilifolium W.P.Fang. & C.C.Fu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer griseum (Franch.) Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer guanense W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer guizhouense Y.K.Li	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer hainanense F.Chun & W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer heldreichii Orph. ex Boiss.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer henryi Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer huangpingense T.Z.Hsu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer hyrcanum Fisch. & C.A.Mey.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer japonicum Thunb.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer jingdongense T.Z.Hsu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer laevigatum Wall.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer laisuense W.P.Fang & W.K.Hu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer lanpingense W.P.Fang & M.Y.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer laurinum Hassk.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer lauyuense W.P.Fang ex C.C.Fu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer legonsanicum Y.K.Li	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer leipoense W.P.Fang & Soong	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer leptophyllum W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer lichuanense C.D.Chu & G.G.Tang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer linganense W.P.Fang & P.L.Chiu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer longipedicellatum C.Y.Wu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer longipes Franch. ex Rehder	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer lucidum Metcalf	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer macrophyllum Pursh	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer mairei H.Lév.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer mandshuricum Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer mapienense W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer × martinii Jord.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer maximowiczianum Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer medogense T.Z.Hsu & Z.K.Zhou	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer miaoshanicum W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer micranthum Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer mirabile Hand.-Mazz.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer miyabei Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer mono Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer monspessulanum L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer morifolium Koidz.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer nayongense W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer negundo L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer nipponicum H.Hara	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer oblongum Wall. ex DC.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer obtusifolium Sm.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer okamotoi Nakai	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer oligocarpum W.P.Fang & L.C.Hu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer olivaceum W.P.Fang & P.L.Chiu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer oliverianum Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer opalus Mill.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer palmatum Thunb.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pauciflorum W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer paxii Franch.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pectinatum Wall. ex G.Nicholson	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pehpeiense W.P.Fang & H.Y.Su	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pensylvanicum L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pentaphyllum Diels	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pentapomicum Stewart ex Brandis	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pilosum Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer platanoides L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pluridens T.Z.Hsu & H.Sun	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer poliophyllum W.P.Fang & Y.T.Wu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pseudoplatanus L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pseudosieboldianum (Pax) Kom.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pubipalmatum W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer pycnanthum K.Koch	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer robustum Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer rubescens Hayata	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer rubronervium Y.K.Li	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer rubrum L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer rufinerve Siebold & Zucc.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer saccharinum L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer saccharum Marshall	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer salweenense W.W.Sm.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer schneiderianum Pax & K.Hoffm.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer × schwerinii Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sempervirens L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer shangszeense W.P.Fang & Soong	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer shenkanense W.P.Fang ex C.C.Fu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer shensiense W.P.Fang & L.C.Hu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer shihweii F.Chun & W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer shirasawanum Koidz.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sichourense (W.P.Fang & M.Y.Fang) W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sieboldianum Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sikkimense Miq.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sino-oblongum Metcalf	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sinopurpurascens W.C.Cheng	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer spicatum Lam.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer stachyophyllum Hiern	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sterculiaceum Wall.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sutchuenense Franch.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer sycopseoides Chun	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer taipuense W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tataricum L.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tegmentosum Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tenellum Pax	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tibetense W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tonkinense Lecomte	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer trialatum L.L.Deng, K.Y.Wei & G.S.Fan	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tricaudatum W.P.Fang & C.C.Fu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer triflorum Kom.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer truncatum Bunge	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer tschonoskii Maxim.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer turcomanicum Pojark.	Accepted	TRO
Acer tutcheri Duthie	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer undulatum Pojark.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer velutinum Boiss.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer wangchii W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer wardii W.W.Sm.	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer wuyishanicum W.P.Fang & C.M.Tan	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer wuyuanense W.P.Fang & Y.T.Wu	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer yangbiense Y.S.Chen & Q.E.Yang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer yaoshanicum W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer yinkunii W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)
Acer yui W.P.Fang	Accepted	WCSP (in review)

Statistics

The Plant List includes 601 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Acer. Of these 160 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 1,261 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Acer. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 601 species names for the genus Acer recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	160	26.6%
◕	Synonym	391	65.1%
◕	Unplaced	30	5.0%
◕	Unassessed	20	3.3%

All names

The status of the 1,862 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Acer recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

	Status	Total
◕	Accepted	241	12.9%
◕	Synonym	1,564	84.0%
◕	Unplaced	30	1.6%
◕	Unassessed	27	1.5%

Of these names,

11 are recorded as invalid
28 are recorded as illegitimate

A further 1 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 601 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Acer, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Total
High confidence	0	0	0	0	0	0%
Medium confidence	160	383	0	0	543	90.3%
Low confidence	0	8	30	20	58	9.7%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Acer, are as follows:

Source of record	Accepted	Synonym	Unplaced	Unassessed	Misapplied	Total
Tropicos	1	12	0	10	0	23	3.8%
WCSP (in review)	159	379	30	10	1	579	96.3%