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

Species A-Z

The following is a list of accepted species ordered alphabetically. Living species are from the Plants of the World Online database, which is maintained by Kew Botanical Garden in London, with additions of extinct species from paleobotanical literature.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I – J

K

L

M

N – O

P

R

S

T

U – Z

Species listed by section and series

Infrageneric classification of extant species follows The Maple Society (E. Davis), 2021.

Section Acer

Section †Alaskana

Section Arguta

Section †Douglasa

Section Ginnala

Section Glabra

Section Indivisa

Section Lithocarpa

Section Macrantha

Section Macrophylla

Section Negundo

Section Palmata

Section Parviflora

Section Pentaphylla

Section Platanoidea

Section Pubescentia

Section †Republica

Section †Rousea

Section Rubra

Section Spicata

Section †Stewarta

Section †Spitza

Section †Torada

Section Trifoliata

Section Wardiana

Hybrids