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Taxon: Genus Acer L. (1753) (plant)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation C. Linnaeus, 1753
Original name Linnaeus, C. 1753b. Sp. Pl. 2: 1054.
Original rank
Original spelling

Etymology

Derived nameAcerihabitans (Genus) Lee et al. 2021 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [7 May 2026].

Types

Type ofAceraceae (Family) Juss. (1789), nom. cons. Ref: W. Greuter et al. (eds.), 1994: App. IIB (p. 99).
Type, by subsequent designationAcer pseudoplatanus L. Ref: Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 2 : 494. [7 Jun 1913]. [new]

Variants

Not validly published nameAcer (Genus) nom. inval.

Homonyms

Junior homonym (allowed)Acer (Minor planet) Ref: S.J. Brands (comp.), 1989-present: 7 May 2026.

Synonyms

IncludingDipteronia (Genus) Oliv. (1889) Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 280.
IncludingNegundo (Genus) Boehm. ex Ludwig Ref: D.J. Mabberley, 2008: 574.

Vernacular Names (Dutch)

Full nameesdoorn Ref: R. van der Meijden, 1990: 251.
ahorn
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