Platanus orientalis
Chenar, Oriental Plane
Other regional names: Old World Sycamore +2 more
- Old World Sycamore
- Oriental Plane Tree
- Oriental Planetree
Also known as: Platanus algeriensis K.Koch +15 more
- Platanus algeriensis K.Koch
- Platanus cretica Dode
- Platanus digitata G.Gordon
- Platanus digitata Godr.
- Platanus digitata Steud.
- Platanus digitifolia Palib.
- Platanus elongata Steud.
- Platanus insularis Kotschy ex Koehne
- Platanus intermedia H.F.Chow
- Platanus laciniata K.Koch
- Platanus macrophylla Cree ex W.H.Baxter
- Platanus nana K.Koch
- Platanus nepalensis Morren
- Platanus nepalensis W.H.Baxter
- Platanus orientalior Dode
- Platanus orientalis f. digitata (Gordon) Jankó
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Platanaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Platanus orientalis (commonly known as Chenar or Oriental Plane) is a tree belonging to the Platanaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Southeastern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Sicilia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tadzhikistan, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya