Platanaceae

Platanaceae; Temporal range:
	Inflorescence of Platanus × hispanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Proteales
Family:	Platanaceae; T. Lestib.
Type genus
	Platanus L., 1753;
Other genera
	†Ambiplatanus (Mindell, Karafit & Stockey, 2014); †Credneria Zenker, 1833; †Ettingshausenia (Stiehler, 1857); †Langeranthus Huegele & Manchester, 2022; †Langeria Wolfe & Wehr, 1987; †Macginicarpa Manchester, 1986; †Macginitiea Wolfe & Wehr, 1987; †Plataninium (Unger, 1842); †Platananthus Manchester, 1986; †Platimeliphyllum Maslova, 2002; †Pseudoprotophyllum Hollick, 1930; †Sapindopsis (Fontaine) Dilcher & Basson 1990;

Platanaceae, the "plane-tree family", is a family of flowering plants in the order Proteales. The family consists of only a single extant genus Platanus, with twelve known species. The plants are tall trees, native to temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The hybrid London plane is widely planted in cities worldwide.

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