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Platanaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Platanaceae T. Lestiboudois. Common name: Plane-tree Family.

A family of a single genus and about 7 species (and several additional infrataxa), trees, of North America south to Central America and w. Asia to se. Asia. Probably with a close relationship to the Proteaceae (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 2009), and sometimes included there (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 1998, 2003).

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References: Kaul (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Kubitzki (1993h) In Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Platanaceae© Keith Bradley | Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Platanaceae© Keith Bradley | Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Platanaceae© Bruce A. Sorrie | Platanus occidentalis var. occidentalis | Original Image ⭷

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