Taxon:
Acer pseudoplatanus L.
Summary
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:1054. 1753
Verified:
04/06/1999
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
false planetree – great maple – Scottish maple – sycamore – sycamore maple – French
érable sycomore – German
Bergahorn – Italian
acero montano – Swedish
tysklönn – Transliterated Russian
klen ložnoplatanovyj –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Georgia | | |
1 | Native | Asia-Temperate | Caucasus | Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia | Ciscaucasia | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Belarus | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Moldova | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Eastern Europe | Ukraine | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Austria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Czechoslovakia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Hungary | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Poland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Middle Europe | Switzerland | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Albania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Bulgaria | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Former Yugoslavia | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Greece | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Italy | | incl. Sicily |
1 | Native | Europe | Southeastern Europe | Romania | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | France | | incl. Corsica |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Portugal | | |
1 | Native | Europe | Southwestern Europe | Spain | | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Azores | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Portugal | Madeira Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Africa | Macaronesia | Spain | Canary Islands | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | Australia | Australia | | |
4 | Naturalized | Australasia | New Zealand | New Zealand | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Belgium | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Germany | | n. |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Middle Europe | Netherlands | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Denmark | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Finland | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Norway | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | Sweden | | |
4 | Naturalized | Europe | Northern Europe | United Kingdom | | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | New Brunswick | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Eastern Canada | Canada | Nova Scotia | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Connecticut | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Massachusetts | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Michigan | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | New York | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Pennsylvania | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northeastern U.S.A. | United States | Rhode Island | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Northwestern U.S.A. | United States | Washington | |
4 | Naturalized | Northern America | Western Canada | Canada | British Columbia | |
4 | Naturalized | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | | |
Native
Asia-Temperate
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CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Czechoslovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Poland
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EASTERN EUROPE:
Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine
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SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy (incl. Sicily), Romania
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SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
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MACARONESIA:
Spain [Canary Islands], Portugal [Azores, Madeira Islands]
Australasia
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AUSTRALIA:
Australia
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NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Europe
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NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark, Finland, United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden
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MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium, Germany (n.), Netherlands
Northern America
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EASTERN CANADA:
Canada [Nova Scotia, New Brunswick]
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WESTERN CANADA:
Canada [British Columbia]
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NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island]
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NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.:
United States [Washington]
Southern America
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |
Environmental | revegetator | | Hein, S. et al. 2009. A review of growth and stand dynamics of Acer pseudoplatanus L. in Europe: implications for silviculture. Forestry 82:361-385. |
Environmental | shade/shelter | | Gelderen, D. M. van et al. 1994. Maples of the world 178-180. |
Materials | wood | timber | Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature |
Weed | | | Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds |