Family: Platanaceae

Platanus occidentalis
Platanus occidentalis   L.  -  Sycamore
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Taken in Bucks Co., PA, 1992.

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Last Modified 03/05/2013

List of Platanaceae Genera

References to Platanaceae

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  • Boothroyd, L. 1930. The morphology and anatomy of the inflorescence and flower of Platanaceae. Amer. J. Bot. 17: 678-93.
  • Brett, D. 1979. Ontogeny and classification of the stomatal complex of Platanus. Ann. Bot. (London) 44: 249-51.
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  • Briscoe, C. B.; Dubarry, A. P. 1959. A simplified germination test for American sycamore. Tree Pl. Notes 35: 21.
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  • Brown, P. M. 2008. Platanthera pallida, fifteen years of comparisons. N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 14: 123-134.
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  • Carpenter, R. J. et.al. 2005. Leaf cuticular morphology links Platanaceae and Proteaceae. Int. J. Plant Sci. 166: 843-855.
  • Coker, W. C. 1930. The bald cypress. J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 46: 86-8. (Also Platanus & Liriodendron)
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  • Fox, W. S.; Soper, J. H. 1952. The distribution of some trees and shrubs of the Carolinian Zone of southern Ontario. Part I. Trans. Roy. Canad. Inst. 29: 65-84.
  • Gibson, H. H. 1905. American forest trees - 4. Sycamore, Platanus occidentalis L. Hardwood Rec. 19: 12-3.
  • Gleason, H. 1908. Platanaceae. In: North American Flora. Vol. 22. , 227-9 pages.
  • Gleason, H. A. 1938. Platanaceae. N. Amer. Fl. 22(3)
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  • Griggs, R. 1909. On the characters and relationships of Platanaceae. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 369-95.
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  • Hsiao, J. Y.; Li, H. L. 1975. A study of the leaf chromatograms of the London plane and its putative parent species. Amer. Midl. Naturalist 93: 234-9.
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  • Sax, K. 1933. Species hybrids in Platanus and Campsis. J. Arnold Arbor. 14: 274-8.
  • Schaffner, J. H. 1925. Effect of lightning on trunk of Platanus occidentalis. Bot. Gaz. 80: 226-7.
  • Schoenland, S. 1883. Uber die Entwicklung der Bl³ten und Frucht bei den Platanen. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 4: 308-27. (In German)
  • Schrenk, N. von 1907. On frost injuries to sycamore buds. Annual Rep. Missouri Bot. Gard. 18: 81-3.
  • Schwarzwalder, R. N.; Dilcher, D. L. 1991. Systematic placement of the Platanaceae in the Hamamelidae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 78: 962-969.
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