They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae. All mature members of Platanus are tall, reaching 30–50 m (98–164 ft) in height. The type species of the genus is the Oriental …

Platanus is the sole genus in its own family, Platanaceae. Among the species currently placed in Platanus, P. kerrii was described by François Gagnepain in 1939 from a tropical rainforest …

Plane tree, any of the 10 species of the genus Platanus, the only genus of the family Platanaceae. These large trees are native in North America, eastern Europe, and Asia and are …

It is native to southeastern Canada and the central and eastern United States. The genus name is derived from the Greek word, plantanos, and originates from the oriental plane tree or …

Platanus occidentalis, commonly called sycamore, American sycamore, eastern sycamore, buttonwood or buttonball tree, is generally regarded to be the most massive tree indigenous to …

Platanus: the Greek name for P. orientalis from platys, broad, a reference to the wide leaves of this tree.

A genus of about 7 species (and several additional infrataxa), trees, of North America south to Central America and w. Asia to se. Asia. ID notes: The exposed white inner bark on the middle …

Platanus is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae.

One of the largest of shade trees, making massive, majestic specimens. Tolerant of urban conditions, but generally found in riparian areas in the wild. The mottled, multi-colored, …

In North America Platanus is usually called sycamore, a name apparently borrowed from the European sycamore maple, Acer pseudoplatanus Linnaeus, which has similar leaves.