Platanus occidentalis

Leaf sinuses usually broad and gently concave, depth of distal sinuses mostly less than 1/2 distance from sinus to base of blade; terminal lobe mostly wider than long, margins entire to coarsely serrate; fruiting heads 1(–2).

Platanus occidentalis

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
Species: Platanus occidentalis

Name

Platanus occidentalis L., Sp. Pl. 999 1753.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platanus excelsa Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 393 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Platanus orientalis var. occidentalis (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 636 (1891)
  • Platanus vulgaris var. angulosa Spach in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 293 (1841)
  • Platanus vulgaris proles occidentalis (L.) Cadevall in Fl. Catalunya 5: 192 (1935), nom. superfl.
• Heterotypic
  • Platanus densicoma Dode in Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 7: 67 (1908)
  • Platanus integrifolia K.Koch in Dendrologie 2(1): 469 (1872)
  • Platanus lobata Moench in Methodus: 358 (1794)
  • Platanus occidentalis f. attenuata Sarg. in Bot. Gaz. 67: 229 (1919)
  • Platanus occidentalis var. densicoma (Dode) Château & Chassignol in Catal. Pl. Saône-et-Loire: 388 (1936)
  • Platanus pyramidalis Dippel in Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 279 (1893)

Homonyms

• Platanus occidentalis Hook. & Arn. in Bot. Beechey Voy.: 160 (1833), sensu auct. vide Platanus racemosa Nutt. in N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 47 (1842)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Platanus occidentalis Continental: Northern America Regional: Central & Eastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada Ontario Introduced into: Ecuador, North Caucasus, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan 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

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Platanus occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 August 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Platanus occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: August 25 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Platanus occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 August 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Platanus occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• čeština: Platan západní
• Deutsch: Amerikanische Platane
• English: American Plane
• español: Plátano occidental, plátano de Virginia, sicómoro americano
• فارسی: چنار آمریکایی
• suomi: Amerikanplataani
• magyar: Nyugati platán
• 日本語: アメリカスズカケノキ
• Nederlands: Westerse plataan
• Türkçe: Batı çınarı
• 中文: 美桐

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