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Platanus occidentalis, also known as American sycamore, American planetree, western plane, [3] occidental plane, buttonwood, and water beech, [4] is a species of Platanus native to the eastern and central United States, the mountains of northeastern Mexico, extreme southern Ontario, [5] [6] and extreme southern Quebec. [7]
A formerly used name that is now rare is plantain tree (not to be confused with other, unrelated, species with the name). [2] Some North American species are called sycamores (especially Platanus occidentalis ), [ 3 ] although the term is also used for several unrelated species of trees .
Sycamore – Platanus spp. Sycamore (California) – Platanus racemosa; Sycamore (Arizona) – Platanus wrighitii; Sycamore (American) – Platanus occidentalis; Sundari (Bangladesh) – Heritiera fomes; Gewa (Bangladesh) – Excoecaria agallocha; Sunflower Stiff sunflower - Helianthus pauciflorus; Lesser sunflower - Helianthus petiolaris
The London plane, or sometimes hybrid plane, Platanus × hispanica, [2] is a tree in the genus Platanus. It is often known by the synonym Platanus × acerifolia, a later name. It is a hybrid of Platanus orientalis (oriental plane) and Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore).
The species' name orientalis means 'eastern' (in comparison, the 'western' plane (or American sycamore), the only other species known to Linnaeus, is named Platanus occidentalis). The tree was called platane in ancient Greek history and literature and by related names in continental Europe.
Platanus occidentalis (American sycamore) [128] Used mainly for pulp and for rough, sturdy timber, including in butcher blocks. It is used for soil regeneration, but thrives best in rich alluvial soils. Sometimes confused with other Platanus trees or with the sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus). Uses: timber; landscaping. [129] All
The leaves with typical stipules belonging to the sub-genus Platanus are very common in Palaeocene formations (60 M years ago). It is thought that the only modern genus, Platanus, is a relict that can be considered a living fossil. It must have been polyploid during its evolution judging by the size of its stomata.
Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sykómoros) meaning ' fig-mulberry '. Species of otherwise unrelated trees known as sycamore: Acer pseudoplatanus, a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia