Acer pensylvanicum

Acer pensylvanicum, Great Smoky Mountains, North Carolina

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Macrantha
Species: Acer pensylvanicum

Name

Acer pensylvanicum L., Sp. Pl.: 1055 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Acer pensylvanicum subsp. typicum Wesm., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 29: 62 (1890), not validly publ.
• Heterotypic
  • Acer canadense Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 1: t. 12 (1755).
  • Acer pensylvanicum erythrocladum Späth, Nursery Cat. (Späth) 116: 72 (1904).
  • Acer pensylvanicum f. erythrocladum (Späth) Rehder, Bibliogr. Cult. Trees: 425 (1949).
  • Acer tricuspifolium Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 370 (1812).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Eastern Canada Nova Scotia. North-Central U.S.A. Minnesota, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, New York, Ohio, Vermont. Southeastern U.S.A. Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1055. Reference page. 

Additional references

• 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. Reference page. 
• Jones, R.L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 833 pp. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2331-3. JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Chester, E.W., Wofford, B.E., Shaw, J.T., Estes, D. & Webb, D.H. (eds.) 2015. Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee. 813 pp., University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville. ISBN 978-1-62190-100-6. Reference page. 

Links

• Barstow, M. & Crowley, D. 2017. Acer pensylvanicum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T193849A2285894.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Acer pensylvanicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Acer pensylvanicum. Published online. Accessed: December 23 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Acer pensylvanicum. Accessed: 23 December 2022.
• Hassler, M. 2022. Acer pensylvanicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 December 23. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

dansk: Stribet Løn
Deutsch: Streifen-Ahorn
English: Striped Maple
eesti: Pensilvaania vaher
suomi: Pennsylvanianvaahtera
français: Érable de Pennsylvanie
polski: Klon pensylwański

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