Acer saccharum
John Kunkel Small first recognized "Acer leucoderme" as a distinct species in 1895, observing it along the Yadkin River in Stanly County, North Carolina and the Yellow River in Gwinnett County, Georgia. "Acer leucoderme" has been combined with "Acer saccharum" and variously recognized as distinct species or variety over time. In 1897, George Bishop Sudworth described the synonym "Acer saccharum" var. "leucoderme" Sudw. for the USDA Division of Forestry. In 1914, Julius A. Nieuwland reports the synonym "Saccharodendron leucoderme" and Yves Desmarais described the species in 1952 as "Acer saccharum" subsp. "leucoderme" (Small) Desmarais. Francis Raymond Fosberg used the synonym "Acer nigrum" var. "leucoderme" (Small) Fosberg.