Genus Acer L.


Summary
Genus number:
66
Last updated:
30 March 2012
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Tribe:
Acereae
Common name(s):

maple
Accession count:

1395 (669  active, 95  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)


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References:
  1. Ackerly, D. D. & M. J. Donoghue. 1998. Leaf size, sapling allometry, and Corner's rules: phylogeny. Amer. Naturalist 152:769-791.
  2. Grimm, G. W. et al. 2006. A nuclear ribosomal DNA phylogeny of Acer inferred with maximum likelihood, splits graphs, and motif analysis of 606 sequences. Evol. Bioinform. 2:7-22.
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Li, J.-h. et al. 2006. Phylogenetics of Acer (Aceroideae, Sapindaceae) based on nucleotide sequences of two chloroplast non-coding regions. Harvard Pap. Bot. 11:101-115.
  5. Suh, Y. et al. 2000. Phylogenetic relationships of maples (Acer L.; Aceraceae) implied by nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. J. Pl. Res. 113:193-202.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=66. Accessed 12 May 2026.