Sapindaceae

Syrian maple

Acer obtusifolium Sm.

Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer

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Syrian maple (Acer obtusifolium) — LeavesPhoto: Luca Borghesio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: قيقب عريض الأوراق, القيقب السوري
arz: قيقب عريض الاوراق
Chinese: 敘利亞楓
English: Syrian maple
Hebrew: אדר סורי
Persian: افرای سوری
Vietnamese: Phong Syria

Synonyms

Acer creticum var. sublobatum Spach
Acer orientale f. obtusifolium (Sm.) Schwer.
Acer orientale subsp. cyprium (Boiss.) A.E.Murray
Acer orientale subsp. syriacum (Boiss. & Gaill.) A.E.Murray
Acer orientale var. obtusifolium (Sm.) Pax
Acer syriacum Boiss. & Gaill.
Acer syriacum f. cyprium (Boiss.) Schwer.
Acer syriacum var. cyprium Boiss.

Flowers

In flower: March to April (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

LeavesPhoto: Luca Borghesio, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.