Acer tataricum

Acer tataricum
Foliage and fruit, Saratov, Russia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Section: Acer sect. Ginnala
Species:
A. tataricum
Binomial name
Acer tataricum
L. 1753
Acer tataricum sensu lato distribution; sensu stricto in green
Synonyms
List
  • Acer cordifolium Moench
  • Euacer tataricum (L.) Opiz
  • Acer aidzuense (Franch.) Nakai
  • Acer subintegrum Pojark.
  • Acer ginnala Maxim.
  • Acer theiferum W.P.Fang
  • Acer semenovii Regel & Herder

Acer tataricum, the Tatar maple or Tatarian maple, is a species of maple widespread across central and southeastern Europe and temperate Asia, from Austria and Turkey, and in some circumscriptions, with a disjunct population in eastern Asia in northern and central China, Japan and the Russian Far East. The species is named after the Tatar peoples of southern Russia; the tree's name is similarly commonly also misspelled "Tartar" or "Tartarian" in English.