Platanaceae T. Lestiboudois. 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).
Ref: Kaul (1997) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997); Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Show full citations.
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