Sapindaceae

Montpellier maple

Acer monspessulanum L.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer

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Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum) — FlowerPhoto: Justine Faure, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (37)

Arabic: قيقب مونبلييه
Aragonese: Azirón royo
arz: قيقب مونبلييه
Asturian: Pládanu de montpellier
Azerbaijani: Monpeliya ağcaqayını
Basque: Frantses ihar, Ihar frantses
Bulgarian: Маклен
Catalan: Auró negre
Chinese: 三裂枫, 法国槭
Croatian: Maklen
Czech: Javor francouzský, Javor montpelierský
Dutch: Montpelieresdoorn, Montepelieresdoorn
English: Montpellier maple
Estonian: Prantsuse vaher
Finnish: Ranskanvaahtera
French: Érable de Montpellier, Azerou, Erable de Montpellier
Galician: Pradairo de Montpellier, Arce de Montpelier
German: Französischer Ahorn, Burgen-Ahorn, Burgenahorn, Felsen-Ahorn, Felsenahorn, Französischer Massholder, Französischer Maßholder
grc: Ἄκαστος
Hebrew: אדר קטן-עלים
hsb: Skalny klon
Icelandic: Gaulverjahlynur
Italian: Aceri minori
Japanese: フランスモミジ
Macedonian: Кленика, Маклен
mwl: Angelgue, Enguelgue
Norwegian Bokmål: Fransklønn
Persian: کیکم
Polish: Klon francuski, Klon trójklapowy
Portuguese: Zelha
Russian: Клён трёхлопастный, Клен трехлопастный, Клён монпелийский
Serbian: Маклен
Serbian (Latin): Maklen
Slovenian: Trokrpi javor
Spanish: Mundillo, acirón, Acere duro, Almez borde, Arce de Montpeller, Sacere, Sácere, Ácere duro
Swedish: Dvärglönn
Vietnamese: Phong Montpellier

Synonyms

Acer commutatum C.Presl
Acer denticulatum Dippel
Acer heckianum Asch. ex Wesm.
Acer hungaricum Borbás
Acer illyricum J.Jacq.
Acer liburnicum (Pax) Dippel
Acer monspessulanum f. commutatum (C.Presl) Borbás
Acer monspessulanum f. gallicum Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum f. hispanicum Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum f. illyricum (J.Jacq.) Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum f. liburnicum Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum f. maroccanum Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum f. rumelicum Griseb.
Acer monspessulanum subsp. athoum (Bornm. & Sint.) Lippold ex F.K.Mey.
Acer monspessulanum subsp. glabrescens Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum subsp. loscosii (Rouy) P.Fourn.
Acer monspessulanum var. athoum Bornm. & Sint.
Acer monspessulanum var. cassinense A.Terracc. ex Bolle
Acer monspessulanum var. commutatum (C.Presl) Palam.
Acer monspessulanum var. corallinum Pax
Acer monspessulanum var. cruciatum Pax
Acer monspessulanum var. divergens Cout.
Acer monspessulanum var. illyricum (J.Jacq.) Steud.
Acer monspessulanum var. integrilobum Schwer.
Acer monspessulanum var. villosum Willk. & Lange
Acer rectangulum Dulac
Acer rumelicum (Griseb.) Borbás
Acer talyschense Radde-Fom.
Acer trifolium Duhamel
Acer trilobatum Lam.
Acer trilobum Moench

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 58 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Justine Faure, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sam J. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: arthur_haendler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: castieler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Oleg Kosterin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Naturalista, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Golfopolikayak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Gmihail at Serbian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Ross AINSWORTH, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.