Acer platanoides

Not to be confused with Acer pseudoplatanus.

Norway maple
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Platanoidea
Species:
A. platanoides
Binomial name
Acer platanoides
Distribution map (native habitat)
Synonyms
List
  • Acer cappadocicum subsp. turkestanicum (Pax) A.E.Murray
  • Acer dieckii (Pax) Pax
  • Acer dieckii f. integrilobum Schwer.
  • Acer dieckii f. monstrosum Schwer.
  • Acer fallax Pax
  • Acer laciniatum Borkh. ex Tratt.
  • Acer lactescens Pers.
  • Acer laetum var. cordifolium R.Uechtr. & Sint.
  • Acer lobelii var. dieckii Pax
  • Acer lobergii Dippel
  • Acer palmatifidum Tausch ex Steud.
  • Acer platanifolium Stokes
  • Acer reitenbachii Dippel
  • Acer rotundum Dulac
  • Acer schwedleri K.Koch
  • Acer vitifolium Opiz ex Tausch.
  • Euacer acutifolium Opiz
  • Euacer platanoides (L.) Opiz
  • Acer lipskyi Rehder ex Lipsky
  • Acer pseudolaetum Radde-Fom.
  • Acer turkestanicum Pax

Acer platanoides, commonly known as the Norway maple, is a species of maple native to eastern and central Europe and western Asia, from Spain east to Russia, north to southern Scandinavia and southeast to northern Iran.[2][3][4] It was introduced to North America in the mid-1700s as a shade tree.[5] It is a member of the family Sapindaceae.

  1. ^ Crowley, D.; Barstow, M. (2017). "Acer platanoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T193853A2286184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193853A2286184.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ Flora Europaea: Acer platanoides distribution
  4. ^ Den virtuella floran: Acer platanoides distribution
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference NorthAmer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).