Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Eudicota Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Species: Acer monspessulanum
Subspecies: Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens

Name

Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens (Boiss.) Yalt., Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 28: 10 (1967).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Acer cinerascens Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient. ser. 1, 6: 29 (1846).
• Heterotypic
  • Acer cinerascens var. subglabrum Boiss., Fl. Orient. 1: 952 (1867).
    • Acer cinerascens f. subglabrum (Boiss.) Schwer., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 50 (1898).
  • Acer canescens Bornm. ex Stapf, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 30: 141 (1894), orth. var.
  • Acer cinerascens var. boissieri Schwer., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 49 (1898), nom. inval.
  • Acer cinerascens var. bornmuelleri Schwer., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 50 (1898).
  • Acer cinerascens f. medicum Schwer., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 50 (1898).
  • Acer cinerascens var. paxii Schwer., Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 7: 50 (1898).
  • Acer cinerascens f. longipes Bornm., Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 48: 572 (1898).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Bulgaria. Asia-Temperate Caucasus Transcaucasus (Armenia). Western Asia Iran, Iraq, Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Yaltırık, F. 1967. Contribution to the taxonomy of woody plants in Turkey. Notes from the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh 28(1): 9–16. DOI: 10.24823/nrbge.1967.2720 Internet Archive Reference page. 

Additional references

• Andreev, N., Ančev, M.E., Kožuharov, S.I., Markova, M.L., Peev, D.R. & Petrova, A.V. 1992. Opredelitel na visšite rastenija na Bălgarija [in Bulgarian]. 787 p. Nauka i izkustvo, Sofija. Reference page.  (p. 441–445)
• Gelderen, D.M. van, Jong, P.C.de & Oterdoom, H.J. 1994. Maples of the world. Timber Press, Portland, Or., 458 pp. ISBN 0-88192-000-2. Internet Archive, Lending Library Reference page. 
• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 
• Amini, T., Zare, H. & Alizadeh, B. 2016. A revision of Acer monspessulanum L. in Iran; new subspecies report. Iranian Journal of Botany 22(2): 121–124. PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens. Published online. Accessed: 10 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora.. Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens. Accessed: 10 Nov 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Acer monspessulanum subsp. cinerascens in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2 January 2020. Reference page.