To which genus of trees does the Maple belong?
Maple Maple Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple. The genus is placed in the family Sapindaceae. There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, "Acer laurinum", extends to the Southern Hemisphere. The type species of the genus is the sycamore maple, "Acer pseudoplatanus", the most common maple species in Europe. Maple species, such as "Acer rubrum", may be monoecious, dioecious or polygamodioecious. Most maples are trees growing to a height of . Others are shrubs less
Strix (genus) "lapsus" or misprint in a 1912 source. It may well belong into the present genus, but this requires confirmation. ""Strix" perpasta" (Late Miocene – Early Pliocene of Gargano Peninsula, Italy) does not appear to belong into this genus either. It is sometimes considered a junior synonym of a brown fish-owl paleosubspecies. UMMP V31030, a coracoid from Late Pliocene Rexroad Formation deposits of Kansas (USA), cannot be conclusively assigned to either the present genus or "Bubo". Extinct forms formerly in "Strix": Strix (genus) Strix is a genus of owls in the typical owl family (Strigidae), one of the two generally accepted