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Acer (maple)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Sapindaceae

Taxonomy
Acer was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Staphyleaceae by Knowlton (1926); and to Aceraceae by Knowlton (1899), Knowlton (1919), MacGinitie (1941), Brown (1959), Ozaki (1974), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996), Mabberley (2000), Kim (2008) and Jin (2009).

Species
A. (Negundo) (syn. Negundoides), A. acuminatum, A. alaskense, A. alvordense, A. amboyense, A. arcticum, A. ashwilli, A. axelrodi, A. beckeri, A. becki, A. bolanderi, A. bosrivularis, A. browni, A. busamarum, A. cadaver, A. caesium, A. cascadense, A. castorrivularis, A. chaneyi (syn. Urena miocenica, Rhus oregonensis), A. clarnoense, A. collawashense, A. completum, A. cranei, A. crookense, A. cuprovallis, A. dettermani, A. diabolicum, A. dimorphum, A. douglasense, A. dubium, A. elkoanum, A. elwyni, A. eomedianum, A. eonegundo, A. ezoanum, A. ferrignoi, A. florissanti (syn. A. kirchnerianum, A. mysticum), A. gigas, A. glabroides, A. grahamensis (syn. A. macropterum), A. grantense, A. grossedentatum, A. heterodentatum, A. hillsi, A. hueberi, A. idahoense, A. ivanofense, A. jarbidgianum, A. kenaicum, A. kluckingi, A. knolli, A. latahense, A. lincolnense, A. macginitiei, A. macrophyllum, A. macropterum, A. manchesteri, A. medianum (syn. Engelhardtia tuckeri, Quercus malheurensis), A. megasamarum (syn. A. oknensis), A. meyeri, A. milleri, A. minor, A. minutifolium (syn. Liriodendron trilobata), A. minutum, A. miofranchetii, A. molallense, A. momijiyamense, A. montanense, A. negundo, A. negundoides, A. niklasi, A. nordenskioeldi, A. oblongum, A. oligomedianum, A. orbum, A. oregonianum, A. osmonti, A. ovipetrinum, A. palaeorufinerve, A. palmatoxylum, A. paucidentatum, A. paxii, A. pentapomicum, A. perditum, A. pictum, A. pilosum, A. pleistocenicum, A. pohangense, A. postense, A. powellense, A. princetonense, A. protomiyabei, A. pseudochrysophylla, A. republicense, A. rousei, A. rubrum, A. saccharinum, A. saccharum (syn. A. saccharinum), A. salmonense, A. saskatchewense, A. schorni, A. scottiae, A. secreta, A. septilobatum, A. sinuofluviatilis, A. smileyi, A. spicatum, A. spitzi, A. stewarti, A. stockeyae, A. stonebergae, A. subpictum, A. taggarti, A. taurocursum, A. tiffneyi, A. tigilense, A. tokiensis, A. toradense, A. torontoniensis, A. traini, A. triloba, A. trilobatum (syn. A. tricuspidatum), A. tyrellense, A. villosum, A. vitifolium, A. vitiphyllum (syn. A. vitifolium), A. washingtonense, A. watarianum, A. wehri, A. whitebirdense
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. berganum, A. campestre, A. chiharae, A. crataegifolium, A. florinii, A. limburgensis, A. magnini, A. monspessulanum, A. opalus, A. praecreticum, A. pseudocreaticum, A. rufinerve

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Acer Linnaeus
1868Acer macropterum Heer
1888Acer dimorphum Lesquereux
1899Acer Knowlton
1902Acer gigas Knowlton
1902Acer minor Knowlton
1919Acer Knowlton
1919Acer dimorphum Knowlton
1919Acer gigas Knowlton
1919Acer minor Knowlton
1919Acer grahamensis Knowlton and Cockerell
1920Acer completum Chaney
1926Acer Knowlton
1926Acer minor Knowlton
1941Acer MacGinitie
1959Acer Brown p. 128
1974Acer Ozaki
1976Acer Lakhanpal et al.
1991Acer Chauhan
1996Acer Liu et al.
2000Acer Mabberley
2008Acer Kim
2009Acer Jin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
—Rosids
—Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
—Malvids
orderSapindales
familySapindaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusAcer

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Acer Linnaeus 1753 [maple]
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Subg. Acer (Negundo) Boehmer 1760
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†Negundo acutifolia Lesquereux 1868
†Negundo decurrens Lesquereux 1888
Invalid names: Negundoides Lesquereux 1868 [synonym]
Acer acuminatum Wallich 1825
†Acer alaskense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer alvordense Axelrod 1944
†Acer amboyense Newberry 1895
†Acer arcticum Heer 1877
†Acer ashwilli Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer axelrodi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer beckeri Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer becki Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer bolanderi Lesquereux 1878
†Acer bosrivularis Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer browni Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer busamarum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer cadaver Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer caesium Wallich 1874
†Acer cascadense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer castorrivularis Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer chaneyi Knowlton 1926
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Invalid names: Rhus oregonensis Smith 1938 [synonym], Urena miocenica Graham 1963 [synonym]
†Acer clarnoense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer collawashense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer cranei Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer crookense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer cuprovallis Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer dettermani Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer diabolicum Blume 1864
†Acer douglasense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer dubium Penhallow 1902
†Acer elkoanum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer elwyni Becker 1960
†Acer eomedianum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer eonegundo Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer ezoanum Oishi and Huzioka 1943
†Acer ferrignoi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer florissanti Kirchner 1898
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Invalid names: Acer kirchnerianum Knowlton 1916 [synonym], Acer mysticum Kirchner 1898 [synonym]
†Acer glabroides Brown 1937
†Acer grantense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer grossedentatum Heer 1859
†Acer heterodentatum Chaney 1920
†Acer hillsi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer hueberi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer idahoense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer ivanofense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer jarbidgianum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer kenaicum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer kluckingi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer knolli Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer latahense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer lincolnense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer macginitiei Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer macrophyllum Pursh 1814
†Acer macropterum Visiani 1860
†Acer manchesteri Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer medianum Knowlton 1902
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Invalid names: Engelhardtia tuckeri Smith 1938 [synonym], Quercus malheurensis Smith 1938 [synonym]
†Acer megasamarum Tanai and Suzuki 1960
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Invalid names: Acer oknensis Chelebaeva 1978 [synonym]
†Acer meyeri Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer milleri Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer minutifolium Chaney 1920
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Invalid names: Liriodendron trilobata Chaney 1920 [synonym]
†Acer minutum Hollick 1892
†Acer miofranchetii Hu and Chaney 1940
†Acer molallense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer momijiyamense Takahashi and Suzuki 1988
†Acer montanense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer negundo Linnaeus 1753
†Acer negundoides MacGinitie 1933
†Acer niklasi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer nordenskioeldi Nathorst 1883
Acer oblongum Wallich 1824
†Acer oligomedianum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer orbum LaMotte 1952
†Acer oregonianum Knowlton 1902
†Acer osmonti Knowlton 1902
†Acer ovipetrinum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer palaeorufinerve Tanai and Onoe 1961
†Acer palmatoxylum Suzuki 1982
†Acer paucidentatum Hollick 1897
Acer paxii Franchet 1886
Acer pentapomicum Stewart 1874
†Acer perditum Cockerell 1908
Acer pictum Thunberg 1784
Acer pilosum Maximowicz 1880
†Acer pleistocenicum Penhallow 1890
†Acer pohangense Kim 2008
†Acer postense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer powellense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer princetonense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer protomiyabei Endo 1950
†Acer pseudochrysophylla Lesquereux 1878
†Acer republicense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer rousei Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer rubrum Linnaeus 1753
Acer saccharinum Linnaeus 1753
Acer saccharum Marshall 1785
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Invalid names: Acer saccharinum Wangenheim 1758 [replaced]
†Acer salmonense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer saskatchewense Dawson 1885
†Acer schorni Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer scottiae MacGinitie 1933
†Acer secreta Lesquereux 1871
†Acer septilobatum Oliver 1934
†Acer sinuofluviatilis Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer smileyi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
Acer spicatum Lamarck 1786
†Acer spitzi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer stewarti Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer stockeyae Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer stonebergae Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer subpictum Saporta 1873
†Acer taggarti Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer taurocursum Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer tiffneyi Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer tigilense Chelebaeva 1976
†Acer tokiensis Ozaki 1974
†Acer toradense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer torontoniensis Penhallow 1907
†Acer traini Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer triloba Newberry 1868
†Acer trilobatum Sternberg 1825
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Invalid names: Acer tricuspidatum Braun 1845 [synonym]
†Acer tyrellense Smiley 1963
Acer villosum Presl 1822
Acer vitifolium Opiz 1829
†Acer vitiphyllum Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Acer vitifolium Braun 1845 [replaced]
†Acer washingtonense Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer watarianum Takahashi and Suzuki 1988
†Acer wehri Wolfe and Tanai 1987
†Acer whitebirdense Ashlee 1932
Invalid names: Acer completum Chaney 1920 [nomen dubium], Acer dimorphum Lesquereux 1888 [nomen dubium], Acer gigas Knowlton 1902 [nomen dubium], Acer grahamensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919 [nomen dubium], Acer minor Knowlton 1902 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Clarkforkian to the top of the Holocene or 56.20000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma

Collections (215 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Wyoming) Acer indet. (58000)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Montana) Acer sp. (53959)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (Colorado) Acer fragile (41182)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Aichi) Acer nordenskioeldii, Acer prototrifidium, Acer chiharae, Acer tricuspidatum (22819)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Oosani) Acer sp. (22826)
Tertiary66.0 - 2.58Japan (Nagano) Acer sp. (22815)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (Wyoming) Acer silberlingii (11348 11374 11375 11376 11377 11379)
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) Acer sp. (10805 10969 10975)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8United Kingdom (England) Acer sp. (22811)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Acer washingtonense (227992) Acer washingtonense, Acer stonebergae, Acer hillsi, Acer republicense, Acer wehri, Acer spitzi (104761)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Canada (British Columbia) Acer sp. (227994) Acer washingtonense, Acer stonebergae, Acer stewarti, Acer rousei, Acer stockeyae, Acer wehri, Acer princetonense (224003) Acer wehri (119896 228806)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Guangxi) Acer florinii (223907)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Guizhou) Acer sp. (223895)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9China (Jilin) Acer sp., Acer arcticum (223891)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Canada (British Columbia) Acer sp., Acer stewarti, Acer rousei, Acer wehri (179231)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6Canada (British Columbia) Acer macropterum (227791)
Early/Lower Eocene55.8 - 48.6China (Hainan Island) Acer miofranchetii (168084)
Bridgerian50.3 - 46.2USA (Wyoming) Acer GR557, Acer GR558 (28745) Acer lesquereuxi (21389 28746)
Lutetian - Bartonian47.8 - 38.0USA (Washington) Acer sp., Acer arcticum (11537) Acer sp., Acer toradense (11538)
Middle Eocene47.8 - 37.71China (Jilin) Acer sp. (179213)