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:

Name

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

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Acer pensylvanicum subsp. typicum Wesm., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belgique 29: 62 (1890), nom. inval.
  • 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

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 Paywall. 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. 

Vernacular names

  • dansk: Stribet Løn
  • Deutsch: Streifen-Ahorn
  • English: Striped Maple
  • eesti: Pensilvaania vaher
  • suomi: Pennsylvanianvaahtera
  • français: Érable de Pennsylvanie
  • polski: Klon pensylwański
For more multimedia, look at Acer pensylvanicum on Wikimedia Commons.