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Montpellier maple

Acer monspessulanum

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Common names

33 names · 25 languages
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Other languages (24)
Dutch
  • Montpellier esdoorn
  • Montpellieresdoorn[1][2]
French
  • Érable de Montpellier[1][2]
Arabic
  • قيقب مونبلييه[2]
Bulgarian
  • Маклен[2]
Catalan
  • Auró negre[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 三裂楓[2]
  • 蒙彼利埃楓[2]
Croatian
Czech
  • javor montpeliérský[2]
Danish
  • Fransk løn[2]
Estonian
  • kolmehõlmaline vaher[2]
  • prantsuse vaher[2]
Finnish
  • ranskanvaahtera[2]
German
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  • Französischer Maßholder[1][2]
Hungarian
  • francia juhar[2]
Italian
Kurdish
Polish
  • Klon francuski[2]
Portuguese
Russian
  • Клён монпелийский[2]
  • Клён трёхлопастный[2]
Slovak
  • javor montpelliersky[2]
Slovenian
  • trokrpi javor[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • dvärglönn[2]
Turkish
  • Fransız Akçaağacı[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Acer monspessulanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Montpellier Maple — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Burgen-Ahorn — results[1].names[32]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Felsen-Ahorn — results[1].names[31]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Französischer Ahorn — results[1].names[9]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Französischer Maßholder — results[1].names[11]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Arce de Montpellier — results[1].names[17]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • arce menor — results[1].names[18]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Érable de Montpellier — results[1].names[5]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Acero minore — results[1].names[4]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Montpellieresdoorn — results[1].names[6]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Zêlha — results[1].names[3]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
[2] Acer monspessulanum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Montpellier Maple — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Burgen-Ahorn — results[10].names[32]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Felsen-Ahorn — results[10].names[31]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Französischer Ahorn — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Französischer Maßholder — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Arce de Montpellier — results[10].names[17]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • arce menor — results[10].names[18]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Érable de Montpellier — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Acero minore — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Montpellieresdoorn — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Zêlha — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Auró negre — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • prantsuse vaher — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • kolmehõlmaline vaher — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • javor montpeliérský — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Клён трёхлопастный — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • 三裂楓 — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • 蒙彼利埃楓 — results[10].names[14]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • 三裂枫 — results[10].names[15]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • dvärglönn — results[10].names[16]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Fransk løn — results[10].names[19]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Klon francuski — results[10].names[20]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • trokrpi javor — results[10].names[21]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • قيقب مونبلييه — results[10].names[22]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Maklen — results[10].names[23]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Fransız Akçaağacı — results[10].names[24]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • ranskanvaahtera — results[10].names[25]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • francia juhar — results[10].names[26]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Маклен — results[10].names[27]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • کەوت — results[10].names[28]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • javor montpelliersky — results[10].names[29]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
  • Клён монпелийский — results[10].names[30]; taxon id 82598; Acer monspessulanum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Acer monspessulanum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Sapindaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. & S. Europe to Turkmenistan and Iran, NW. Africa.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High

Solitary wild bees

High suitability
Nectar value High
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Montpellier maple (Acer monspessulanum) is a tree. It flowers from April to May.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Acer monspessulanum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1907878; ID 64FK9; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1907878; ID 64FK9; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Acer monspessulanum — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 439168; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1132223, 1132224, 1132225, 1132226, 1132227, 1132228, 1132229, 1132230, 1132231, 1132232, 1132233, 1132234, 1132235, 1132236, 1132238, 1132239, 1132240, 1132241, 1132242, 1132243, 1132244, 1132245, 1132246, 1132247

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.