Acer sect. Macrophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Acereae
Genus: Acer
Sectio: Acer sect. Macrophylla
Species: †A. alvordense – †A. busamarum – †A. fatsiaefolium – †A. honshuense – A. macrophyllum – †A. megasamarum – †A. oregonianum – †A. osmonti – †A. salmonense

Name

Acer sect. Macrophylla Momot., Mem. Coll. Sci. Kyoto Imp. Univ., Ser. B, Biol.29: 177-189. (1962)

• Type species: Acer macrophyllum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. (Pursh) 1: 267 (1813)

References

Primary references

• Momotani, Y. 1962. Taxonomic study of the genus Acer with special reference to the seed proteins III. System of Aceraceae. Memoirs of the College of Science, Kyoto Imperial University, Series B, Biology 29: 177-189. PDF Reference page. 

Additional references

• Davis, E. 2021. Systematic Classification of Acer: A Survey of the Genus in Accordance with The Maple Society Accepted Species Names. The Maple Society Open Science Initiative. 9 pp. PDF Reference page. 
• Liu, K., Guo, C., Ren, Y., Bai, Y., Zhang, Z. & Dong, W. 2025. Phylogenomics and evolution of the Acer section Lithocarpa. Scientia Horticulturae, 341: p.113988. DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2025.113988 Reference page. 
• Tanai, T. 1983. Revisions of Tertiary Acer from East Asia. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 20(4): 291–390.  PDF Reference page. 
• Wolfe, J.A. & Tanai, T. 1987. Systematics, Phylogeny, and Distribution of Acer (maples) in the Cenozoic of Western North America. Journal of the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University. Series 4, Geology and Mineralogy 22(1): 1–246.  PDF Reference page.