Introductory
SPECIES: Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore 



ABBREVIATION : 
PLAOCC

SYNONYMS : 
   Platanus occidentalis var. attenuata (Fern.) Sarg. [50]


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   PLOC


COMMON NAMES : 
   sycamore
   American sycamore
   plane tree
   buttonball tree


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for sycamore is Platanus
occidentalis L. (Platanaceae) [13,35,48,50].  There are no accepted
infrataxa.

The London plane tree (P. xacerifolia [Ait.] Willd.) is a hybrid of
Oriental plane (P. orientalis) and sycamore and perhaps includes a
number of backcrosses [50,78].


LIFE FORM : 
Tree

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
Sycamore is listed by the State of Maine as a species of special
concern-possibly extirpated [26].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, April 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1994. Platanus occidentalis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Platanus occidentalis | Sycamore