Platanus orientalis L.
Synonymy
Taxon info
Platanus orientalis is native in the Balkan Peninsula and has a large distribution area further east, extending to C Asia and W Himalaya. In Greece it is abundant along streams and on seasonally wet alluvial plains, and is also commonly planted as an ornamental and shade tree. Street trees of W & C Europe generally have less divided leaves and are variously interpreted as the hybrid between P. orientalis and the North American P. occidentalis or as a cultivar of the former.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31. – Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem; Athens: Hellenic Botanical Society. p. 352
Distribution
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Greece (East Aegean islands present; East Central Greece present; Ionian Islands present; Kiklades present; Kriti and Karpathos present; North Aegean islands present; North Central Greece present; North Pindos present; North-East Greece present; Peloponnisos present; South Pindos present; Sterea Ellas present; West Aegean islands present)
