Platanus

Platanus orientalis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Proteales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Ordo: Proteales

Familia: Platanaceae
Genus: Platanus
Subgenera: P. subg. Castaneophyllum – †P. subg. Glandulosa – P. subg. Platanus
Species: †P. bella – †P. condonii – †P. dissecta – †P. emryi – †P. exaspera – †P. fraxinifolia – P. gentryi – P. glabrata – P. kerrii – P. lindeniana – P. mexicana – †P. neptuni – P. occidentalis – P. orientalis – P. palmeri – P. racemosa – P. rzedowskii – P. wrightii – †P. vivarium

Nothospecies

P. × hispanica 

Name

Platanus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 999 (1753).

• Type species: Platanus orientalis L., Sp. Pl. 2. 999 (1753).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platanos St.-Lag., Ann. Soc. Bot. Lyon 7: 133 (1880), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe (introduced), Northwestern Balkan Peninsula. Continental: Africa Regional: Northern Africa Morocco (introduced). Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: Middle Asia Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan (introduced). Regional: Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Regional: Western Asia Afghanistan (introduced), Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Türkiye. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya (introduced). Regional: Indo-China Laos, Vietnam. Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Guatemala. Regional: Western South America Ecuador (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 999. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Grimm, G.W. & Denk. T. 2008. ITS evolution in Platanus (Platanaceae): Homoeologues, pseudogenes and ancient hybridization. Annals of Botany 101(3): 403–419. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm305 PMC: 2701810 Reference page. 
• Henry, A. & Flood, M.G. 1919. The History of the London Plane, Platanus acerifolia, with notes on the genus Platanus. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, Section B 35: 9–28. BHL Reference page. 
• Huegele, I.B., Spielbauer, R.J. & Manchester, S.R. 2020. Morphology and systematic affinities of Platanus dissecta Lesquereux (Platanaceae) from the Miocene of Western North America. International Journal of Plant Sciences 181(3): 324–341. doi:10.1086/706453. ISSN 1058-5893.  JSTOR Reference page. 
• Kvaček, Z., Manchester, S. R. & Guo, S.-X. 2001. Trifoliolate leaves of Platanus bella (Heer) comb. n. from the Paleocene of North America, Greenland, and Asia and their relationships among extinct and extant Platanaceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences 162(2): 441–458. doi:10.1086/319574. ISSN 1058-5893.  Reference page. 
• Leroy, J.-F. 1982. Botanique – Origine et évolution du genre Platanus (Platanaceae). Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences Série III. Sciences de la Vie 295: 251–254. Reference page. 
• Meyer, H.W. & Manchester, S.R. 1997. The Oligocene Bridge Creek flora of the John Day Formation, Oregon. University of California Publications in the Geological Sciences 141: 1–364. ISBN 978-0-520-09816-9. Reference page. 
• Nixon, K.C. & Poole, J.M. 2003. Revision of the Mexican and Guatemalan Species of Platanus (Platanaceae). Lundellia 2003(6): 103–137. DOI: 10.25224/1097-993X-6.1.4 PDF Reference page. 
• Wolfe, J.A.; Wehr, W.C. 1987. Middle Eocene Dicotyledonous Plants from Republic, Northeastern Washington.. United States Geological Survey Bulletin 1597: 1–25. doi:10.3133/b1597.  Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Platanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Platanus. Published online. Accessed: 5 Dec 2021. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanus. Accessed: 5 Dec 2021. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Platanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2014. Platanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb. 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Платан
• български: Чинар
• čeština: Platan
• dansk: Platan
• Deutsch: Platanen
• Ελληνικά: Πλάτανος
• English: Plane
• فارسی: چنار
• suomi: Plataanit
• français: Platane
• עברית: דולב
• hornjoserbsce: Platana
• magyar: Platán
• 日本語: スズカケノキ属
• lietuvių: Platanas
• Nederlands: Plataan
• polski: Platan
• português: Plátano
• русский: Платан
• slovenščina: platana
• српски / srpski: Платан
• svenska: Plataner
• Türkçe: Çınar
• 中文: 悬铃木属

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