Platanus orientalis

Platanus orientalis, Tsav River, Armenia

Platanus orientalis fructus, Styx River, Greece

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
Subgenus: P. subg. Platanus
Species: Platanus orientalis

Name

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

• Typus: Herb. Clifford 447, Platanus no. 1 (BM) (Lectotype, designated by Barrie & Nixon, Regnum Veg. 127: 77 (1993)).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Platanus umbrosa Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 393 (1796), nom. superfl.
  • Platanus vulgaris Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 291 (1841), nom. superfl.
  • Platanus vulgaris var. liquidambarifolia Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 15: 292 (1841), nom. inval.
  • Platanus orientalis f. liquidambarifolia K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 467 (1856), nom. inval.
  • Platanus vulgaris subsp. orientalis (L.) Bonnier & Layens, Tabl. Syn. Pl. Vasc. France: 289 (1894), nom. inval.
  • Platanus vulgaris proles orientalis (L.) Cadevall, Fl. Catalunya 5: 192 (1935).
• Heterotypic
  • Platanus orientalis var. elongata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 364 (1789).
    • Platanus elongata (Aiton) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 632 (1821), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Platanus orientalis var. undulata Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 364 (1789).
    • Platanus undulata (Aiton) Steud., Nomencl. Bot. 1: 632 (1821), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Platanus palmata Moench, Methodus: 358 (1794).
  • Platanus cuneata Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4(1): 473 (1805).
  • Platanus macrophylla Cree ex W.H.Baxter in J.C.Loudon, Hort. Brit., ed. 3: 659 (1839).
  • Platanus digitata Hort. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot. ed. 2, 2: 352 (1841), nom. inval., pro syn.
  • Platanus nepalensis Morren, J. Agric. Prat. Belgique 1: 31 (1848).
    • Platanus orientalis var. nepalensis (Morren) Wesm., Bull. Féd. Soc. Hort. Belgique 1867: 315 (1868).
  • Platanus nepalensis Hort. ex W.H.Baxter, Suppl. Hort. Brit. (Loudon) 612 (1850).
  • Platanus orientalis f. pendula K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 468 (1856).
  • Platanus orientalis var. insularis A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 159 (1864).
  • Platanus orientalis var. laciniata J.Bommer, Ann. Hort. Belge Étrangère 4: t. 11 (1869).
  • Platanus digitata G.Gordon, Garden (London, 1871-1927) 1: 572 (1872).
  • Platanus algeriensis K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 468 (1872).
  • Platanus laciniata K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 468 (1872).
  • Platanus reuteri K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 468 (1872).
  • Platanus umbraculifera K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 468 (1872).
  • Platanus nana K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(1): 470 (1872).
  • Platanus orientalis var. rosenthalii T.Moore, Florist & Pomol. 1875: 28 (1875).
  • Platanus orientalis f. digitata (Gordon) Jankó, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 11: 450 (1889).
  • Platanus orientalis f. occidentaloides Candargy, Rev. Medico-Pharm. (Constantinople) 5: 106 (1892).
  • Platanus insularis Kotschy ex Koehne, Deut. Dendrol.: 206 (1893).
  • Platanus pyramidalis Bolle ex Koehne, Deut. Dendrol.: 206 (1893).
  • Platanus vitifolia Spach ex Dippel, Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 276 (1893).
  • Platanus orientalior Dode, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 7: 57 (1908).
  • Platanus cretica Dode, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 7: 60 (1908).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe Regional: Southeastern Europe Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Türkiye-in-Europe (introduced), Northwest Balkan Peninsula (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, North Macedonia). 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 (Lebanon, Syria), Palestine (Israel, Jordan), Türkiye. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Pakistan, West Himalaya (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. 2010. The reticulate origin of modern plane trees (Platanus, Platanaceae): A nuclear marker puzzle. Taxon 59(1): 134–147. DOI: 10.1002/tax.591014 Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanus orientalis. Accessed: 25 Aug 2025. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Platanus orientalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 December 5. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Platanus orientalis in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2021 December 5.Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Platanus orientalis. Published online. Accessed: 5 December 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Platanus orientalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• aragonés: Platanero d'orient
• العربية: دلب مشرقي
• azərbaycanca: Şərq çinarı
• български: Източен чинар
• brezhoneg: Platan-ar-Reter
• català: Plàtan d'orient
• kaszëbsczi: Wschòdnô platana
• čeština: Platan východní
• Cymraeg: Pilcoes
• Deutsch: Morgenländische Platane
• Ελληνικά: Ανατολικός πλάτανος
• English: Oriental Plane
• español: Plátano oriental
• فارسی: چنار خاوری
• suomi: Idänplataani
• français: Platane d'Orient
• galego: Plátano oriental
• עברית: דולב מזרחי
• hornjoserbsce: Narańša platana
• magyar: Keleti platán
• հայերեն: Արևելյան սոսի
• italiano: Platano orientale
• 日本語: スズカケノキ
• 한국어: 버즘나무
• മലയാളം: ചിനാർ
• Nederlands: Oosterse plataan
• norsk: Orientplatan
• polski: Platan wschodni
• پنجابی: چنار
• português: Plátano-oriental
• русский: Платан восточный
• slovenščina: vzhodna platana
• svenska: Orientalisk platan
• Türkçe: Doğu çınarı
• українська: Платан східний
• اردو: چنار
• 中文: 法桐

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