Platanus
Also known as the plane tree genus, planes
Platanus ( ) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae.
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Platanus is a genus of tree species that represents the only living members of an ancient plant family called Platanaceae. These trees are relatively rare in terms of diversity, with only a small number of species in the entire genus.
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Platanus
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderProteales
- FamilyPlatanaceae
Native toAlabama, Albania, Arizona, Arkansas, Bulgaria, California, Connecticut, Cyprus, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., Florida
悬铃木属（學名：Platanus）是悬铃木科中現存的唯一属，主要分布于欧洲东南部、印度和美洲，最常见的为二球悬铃木。 本属植物都是乔木，高达30–50米，分为两族，Castaneophyllum族只有一种，生长在东南亚的常绿小乔木 P. kerrii，其余的都属于悬铃木族，都是落叶品种。一般生长在河边或湿地等有充足水份的地带，但人工栽培的也有一定的耐旱能力。其花单性同株，密聚成球形的头状花序，无花萼，每一个小雄花有3-8个雄蕊，雌花有3-7个雌蕊，为风媒花，授粉后雄花脱落，雌花逐渐形成只有1毫米大的小坚果组成的毛球，每个球直径约为2.5–4厘米，球散后，种子带毛，随风飞扬散播，类似蒲公英。 树皮老化后会脱落，露出新生的组织，因此树干显示班驳的花纹。化石发现表明，本属植物已经存在有1亿2千万年。
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Platanus ( ) is a genus consisting of a small number of tree species. They are the sole living members of the family Platanaceae.
All mature members of Platanus are tall, reaching in height. The type species of the genus is the Oriental plane Platanus orientalis. All except for P. kerrii are deciduous, and most are found in riparian or other wetland habitats in the wild, though proving drought-tolerant in cultivation. The hybrid London plane (Platanus × hispanica) has proved particularly tolerant of urban conditions, and has been widely planted in London and elsewhere across the temperate world.