List of Acer species


There are over 160[1] species in the genus Acer. Species with evergreen foliage are tagged #. Species and sections that are extinct are tagged with †.

The following is a list of species ordered alphabetically. This is as accepted in September 2015 by the Plant List, which is maintained by Kew Botanical Garden in London, with additions from paleobotanical literature.[2]

Infrageneric classification of extant species follows The Maple Society (E. Davis), 2021.[3][clarification needed]


Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum)
Amur maple (Acer ginnala)
Tatar maple (Acer tataricum)
Red snakebark maple (Acer capillipes)
Acer davidii subsp. grosseri
Fullmoon maple (Acer japonicum)
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
Paperbark maple (Acer griseum)
Zoeschen maple (Acer × zoeschense)