Platanus orientalis (species)
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Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Proteales (order) > Platanaceae (family) > Platanus (genus)
Descripción
Plane tree native from southeastern Europe to India, known for its longevity and spreading crown. It has been known in cultivation in other areas from ancient times. It reaches 30 m (100 feet) in height, and has huge, often squat boles, some measuring nearly 10 m in circumference (3 m in diameter). Its bristly seedballs hang in clusters of two to six.
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Otros términos
- oriental plane (species) [en]
- oriental planetree (species) [en]
- chenar (species) [en]
- button-wood (Platanus orientalis) [en]
- buttonwood (Platanus orientalis) [en]
- plátano oriental (species) [es]