Platanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Platanaceae
Genus: Platanus
Species: P. gentryi – P. kerrii – P. lindeniana – P. mexicana – P. occidentalis – P. orientalis – P. palmeri – P. racemosa – P. rzedowskii – P. wrightii
Paleospecies: †P. condonii – †P. exaspera
Nothospecies: P. × hispanica

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Platanus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov 26. Reference page.

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, Turkey-in-Europe (introduced), Yugoslavia.
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, Turkey.
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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Additional references

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.
Grimm, G.W. & Denk. T. 2008. ITS evolution in Platanus (Platanaceae): Homoeologues, pseudogenes and ancient hybridization. Annals of Botany 101: 403-419. DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcm305 PMC: 2701810 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.
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.
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.

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.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Platanus. Accessed: 5 Dec 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. Platanus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 5. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Platanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.
Tropicos.org 2014. Platanus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 7 Feb. 2014.

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
српски / srpski: Платан
svenska: Plataner
Türkçe: Çınar
中文: 悬铃木属

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