Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 1054. 1753.

"Habitat in Helvetiae, Austriae montanis." RCN: 7635.

Lectotype (Murray in Kalmia 9: 31. 1979): Herb. Linn. No. 1225.5 (LINN) .

Generitype of Acer Linnaeus (vide Green, Prop. Brit. Bot.: 193. 1929).

Current name: Acer pseudoplatanus L. ( Aceraceae).