Platanaceae
Platanaceae is a family of flowering plants. The family has only one genus platanus. This genus has six to ten species of tall trees. The trees grow naturally in temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In all species, the flowers grow in dense groups of small flowers. The fruits are small achenes with hairs near the base.
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| Family: | Platanaceae T.Lestib.
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49-million-year-old fossil Macginitiea gracilis from the Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington
Example of P. orientalis
Morphological details of P. occidentalis
Bark on the trunk of the Platanus orientalis (Oriental plane) tree on the bank of the Nahal Mishmarot dam of the Nahalei Menashe Water Project in Israel.
Fruiting body of P. orientalis (Oriental plane).
Fruiting body of P. occidentalis (American sycamore) with some achenes removed
The seed of Platanus.
Cross section of an achene with the seed shown in brown
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