Maples of West Asia (detailed version)

The following list is based on "The maples of the World"

My definition of "West Asia" is from Turkey to Iran.

Botanical Name

Common name

Distribution

Character & Comments

NO

A. heldreichii
ssp. trautvetteri

Red-bud maple
Kaukasus-Ahorn

Northeastern Turkey
Caucasus

like pink cherry
when bloom

901

A. pseudplatanus

Great maple
Sycamore maple

Russia (Crimea, Caucasus)
the Caspian Sea, Europe

well-known in Europe

902

A. velutinum

Velvet maple
Samt-Ahorn

Caucasus, N.Iran

25m tall, leaf huge, turn yellow
roadside trees in Russia

903

A. & ssp. hyrcanum

Balkan-Ahorn

Turkey, Iran, Lebanon

5 lobed, leathery, leaflobe rounded
petioles long

904

A. hyrcanum
ssp. keckianum

(Keck's maple
after Karl Keck)

Western Turkey
Lebanon, 2000m

smaller leaf with hairy undersides
short petioles

905

A. hyrcanum
ssp. Reginae-amaliae

(after Queen Amalia
of Greece)

Greece & W. Turkey

A shrub to 2-3m tall
leaves very small, 5-lobed

907

A. hyrcanum
ssp. sphaerocarpum

(with globose fruit)

Southern Turkey

small samaras
not exceeding 1-cm long

908

A. hyrcanum
ssp. stevenii

(Steven's maple, after
Christian von Steven)

Crimea-Ukraine

Leaves dark bluish green above
paler beneath

909

A. hyrcanum
ssp. tauricolum

(afterTaurus,
but Anti-Taurus)

S.Turkey: Anti-Taurus M.
W.Syria, Lebanon

rare, larger leaves,
acuminate lobes, petioles long

910

A. & ssp.
monspessulanum

Montpellier Maple

Turkey, Ukuraine, W.Asia
Iran, Morocco, Algeria

leathery leaves,
semi-evergreen ordeciduous,
3 lobed, obtuse, turn yellow

911

ssp. assyriacum

(from the ancient
empire of Assyria)

W. Iran, N. Iraq

Leaves dentate on sterile shoots
It is known only in herbaria.

912

ssp. cinerascens

(grayish)

Iraq, Lebanon, W. Iran

Leaves grayish green
Bark olive-green
with blackish spotting

913

ssp. ibericum

(from Iberia)

N. & NE. Iran

Small tree up to 8 m,
Trunk with gray bark.

914

A. monspessulanum
ssp. microphyllum

(Small-leaved)

Lebanon, Palestine, Syria

very small leaves

915

ssp. oksalianum

(after Oksar)

SE. Turkey

Leaves 5-lobed
markedly tomentose beneath

916

ssp. persicum

(from Persia)

Central Iran

Leaves 3-lobed, up to 3 cm wide

917

ssp. turcomanicum

(from Turkmeniya)

Turkmeniya

Leaves leathery, almost ever green

918

A. obtusifolium
(A. syriacum)

(with obtuse leaves)

E.Turkey, Syria, Lebanon
Creta, Palestine, Cyprus

evergreen, leathery
ovate to 3 lobed and obovate

919

A. opalus
(A. italum)

Italian maple

Italy, France, Morocco
Caucasus, Algeria, Spain

‚Ror ‚Tlobed, obtuse lobes
short obtusely toothed

920

A. sempervirens
(A. creticum)

Cretan maple

Easternpart of the
Mediterranean area

unlobed or 3lobed

921

A. campestre

Field maple
Common maple

Europe, Northern Africa
Southwestern Asia

well-known in Europe

922

A. & ssp.
cappadocicum

Cappadocian maple
Kolchischer Ahorn

Caucasus, Iran
Himalayas

like A.mono, milky sap,
for park and garden
samaras spreading at s wide angle

923

ssp. divergens

(divergent samaras)

Asiantic part of Turkey

samaras horizontal, bent upright

924

A. platanoides

Norway maple

Europe
Caucasus

well-known in Europe

925

A. platanoides
ssp. turkestanicum

(from Turkestan)

N.E. Afghanistan
Turkestan, Tien-shan

It is similar to No.925, but smaller.
It is based on the study of the herbarium.

926

A. pentapomicum

(from Five Rivers)

N.W. Himarayas, Kashmir
Afghanistan, W. Pakistan

small, gnarled, shrubby trees
Leaves 3 lobed, thick
Fruits often parthenocarpic

927

A. & ssp. tataricum

Tatarian maple

Caucasus, Ukraine
Turkey

red wings during July

928

A. tataricum
ssp. semenovii

(after Semenova)

Tien-shan, Afghanistan

Flowers pale green,
Much smaller leaves
2-3cm long 1-2cm wide

929

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