Platanaceae
Platanus

Platanus racemosa Nutt.

First published in N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 47 (1842)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is California to Mexico (Baja California Norte). It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Mexico Northwest

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Grimm, G.W. & Denk, T. (2010). The reticulate origin of modern plane trees (Platanus, Platanaceae): A nuclear marker puzzle. Taxon 59: 134-147.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grimm, G.W. & Denk, T. (2010). The reticulate origin of modern plane trees (Platanus, Platanaceae): A nuclear marker puzzle. Taxon 59: 134-147.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Hartweg, K.T. [1961] United States K000844614 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nuttall, T. [s.n.] United States K000844613 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hinds, R.B. [s.n.] United States K000844612 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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