Platanus occidentalis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q157739
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Summary

Platanus occidentalis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.4% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,358 views/month, #778 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Platanus[5]
  • Taxon name: Platanus occidentalis[6]
  • Commons category: Platanus occidentalis[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Platanus occidentalis[8]
  • Commons gallery: Platanus occidentalis[9]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 35(2)[10], New International Encyclopedia[11]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28802[12]
  • This taxon is source of: sycamore wood[13]
  • Short name: P. occidentalis[14]
  • Taxon common name: American sycamore[15], platan západní[16], Amerikanische Platane[17], Amerikanplataani[18], アメリカスズカケノキ[19], Westerse plataan[20], Batı çınarı[21], 美桐[22], 一球悬铃木[23], 美国梧桐[24]
  • Has fruit type: achene[25]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[26]
  • Taxon author citation: L.[27]
  • Taxon range: Beijing[28]

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Identifiers

Platanus occidentalis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 49662[29]. Platanus occidentalis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4403[30]. Platanus occidentalis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594855[31]. Platanus occidentalis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3152820[32]. Platanus occidentalis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19020[33].

Why It Matters

Platanus occidentalis has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [30] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [28] ↑ . A plant species list dataset for urban area of Beijing, China 2007 – 2020. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Platanus
    Instance of → —
    Foliage type → deciduous plant
    This taxon is source of → sycamore wood
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