Platanus occidentalis
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID644002df070ad899828024 |
| Scientific name | Platanus occidentalis |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 999 (1753) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Industrial and craft applications:
American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) is used as a minor component in hardwood pulpwood mixes for kraft pulp production. The wood has a relatively high proportion of fibers with moderate lignin content and is suitable for paper grades where strength and brightness requirements can be met by bleaching. ASTM and TAPPI methods are typically applied to evaluate pulp yield, strength, and brightness of hardwood mixes containing sycamore.
Wood and fiber:
The timber is used for furniture, interior joinery, millwork, flooring, veneer (mainly as secondary species), boxes and crates, pallets, tool handles, and turning. Published wood-property data (e.g., USDA Forest Products Laboratory) show sycamore to be a diffuse-porous hardwood with medium hardness, moderate bending strength and stiffness, good cleavage resistance, and a tendency to split when nailed. These properties support its use in flooring and millwork, and the moderate strength and stability support furniture and interior joinery where high durability is not critical. Sycamore is sometimes included in engineered wood panels as a minor face veneer species to aid machinability.
Properties relevant to use:
As a diffuse-porous hardwood, sycamore yields smooth machining surfaces. Its drying behavior requires care to minimize checking and collapse due to large earlywood-latewood contrasts, but adequately kiln-dried stock is dimensionally stable for interior applications. The moderate mechanical strength, low splitting resistance in fasteners, and good machining characterize sycamore’s suitability in furniture, millwork, and flooring. For pulp, the wood’s fiber characteristics and lignin content are consistent with hardwood kraft pulping and bleaching to commercial paper standards.
Sustainability and sourcing:
American sycamore is a fast-growing native species commonly grown in bottomland and riparian areas, and is listed in regional pulpwood specifications as a usable hardwood species. Sustainable sourcing follows general hardwood procurement practices (e.g., FSC/PEFC chain-of-custody) and typically adheres to national forest management and timber grading standards. Regional availability can fluctuate due to species distribution and market demand; sycamore is generally classified as a secondary species for timber and veneer.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Platanus orientalis var. occidentalis | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 636 (1891) |
| Platanus occidentalis f. attenuata | Sarg. | Bot. Gaz. 67: 229. 1919 |
| Platanus lobata | Moench | Methodus : 358 (1794) |
| Platanus integrifolia | hort. ex K.Koch | Dendrologie 2(1): 469 (1872) |
| Platanus excelsa | Salisb. | Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 393. 1796 [Nov-Dec 1796] |
| Platanus densicoma | Dode | Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 7: 67 (1908) |
| Platanus pyramidalis | hort. ex Dippel | Handb. Laubholzk. 3: 279 (1893) |
| Platanus vulgaris var. angulosa | Spach | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. , sér. 2, 15: 293 (1841) |
| Platanus occidentalis var. densicoma | (Dode) Château & Chassignol | |
| Platanus vulgaris prol. occidentalis | (L.) Cadevall |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | american planetree |
| English | american sycamore |
| English | buttonwood |
| English | occidental plane |
| Spanish | plátano occidental |
| Spanish | platano americano |
| Spanish | plátano americano |
| Spanish | platano de virginia |
| Spanish | plátano de virginia |
| Spanish | platano occidental |
| Arabic | صنار اجنار |
| Arabic | دلب |
| Arabic | دلب غربي |
| Azerbaijani | qərb çinarı |
| Bulgarian | западен чинар |
| Bulgarian | Западен платан |
| br | platan-ar-c'hornôg |
| Catalan | plàtan d'amèrica |
| Czech | platan západní |
| German | amerikanische platane |
| German | westliche platane |
| Estonian | lääneplaatan |
| Persian | چنار آمریکائی |
| Finnish | lännenplataani |
| Finnish | amerikanplataani |
| French | platane occidental |
| French | platane d'occident |
| Galician | plátano occidental |
| Hebrew | דֹּלֶב מַעֲרָבִי |
| Hebrew | שיקמה אמריקאית |
| Hebrew | שקמה אמריקאית |
| Hebrew | שקמה אמריקנית |
| Hebrew | דולב מערבי |
| Croatian | američka platana |
| Upper Sorbian | ameriska platana |
| Hungarian | nyugati platán |
| Italian | platano americano |
| Italian | platano occidentale |
| Italian | sicomoro americano |
| Japanese | アメリカスズカケ |
| Japanese | セイヨウボタンノキ |
| Japanese | アメリカスズカケノキ |
| Japanese | ボタンの木 |
| Japanese | ボタンノキ |
| Korean | 양버즘나무 |
| Macedonian | американски платан |
| Macedonian | западен чинар |
| Macedonian | западен платан |
| Macedonian | американски чинар |
| Norwegian Bokmål | amerikaplatan |
| Dutch | westerse plataan |
| Polish | platan zachodni |
| Russian | Платан западный |
| Slovak | platan západný |
| stq | amerikoanske platoane |
| Turkish | amerikan çınarı |
| Turkish | batı çınarı |
| Turkish | amerika çınarı |
| Ukrainian | Сикамор |
| Ukrainian | Платан західний |
| Chinese | 一球悬铃木 |
| Chinese | 美国梧桐 |
| Chinese | 美桐 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
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- Extinct
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- Native
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Asia-temperate click to expand
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Caucasus
- North Caucasus
- Transcaucasus
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Middle Asia
- Turkmenistan
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Caucasus
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Northern America click to expand
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Eastern Canada
- Ontario
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North-central U.S.A.
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
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Northeastern U.S.A.
- Connecticut
- Indiana
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
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South-central U.S.A.
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Southeastern U.S.A.
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- District Of Columbia
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- Georgia
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- Maryland
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Eastern Canada
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Southern America click to expand
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Western South America
- Ecuador
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Western South America
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000487082 |
| UNII | A8520YN83L |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 3828 |
| Flora of Alabama | 2858 |
| Cornell Woody Plants | 183 |
| Canadensys | 7350 |
| USDA Plants | PLOC |
| UConn | 336 |
| Tropicos | 25300003 |
| INPN | 717428 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:685871-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-2570459 |
| Missouri Botanical Garden | 285137 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 62543 |
| Observations.org | 136231 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 4403 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000042165 |
| Nature Serve | 2.138935 |
| IUCN Red List | 61956705 |
| IPNI | 685871-1 |
| iNaturalist | 49662 |
| GBIF | 3152820 |
| Freebase | /m/027cyr |
| WisFlora | 4536 |
| FEIS | plants/tree/plaocc |
| EPPO | PLTOC |
| EOL | 594855 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 9388 |
| USDA GRIN | 28802 |
| Wikipedia | Platanus_occidentalis |
| CMAUP | NPO28097 |
| PaleoBotany | 79792 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Monoterpenoids / Menthane monoterpenoids | |||||
| Carvone, (-)- | 439570 | Click to see | 150.22 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Betulinic Acid | 64971 | Click to see | 456.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| Stigmasterol | 5280794 | Click to see | 412.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbonyl compounds / Cyclic ketones / Cyclohexenones | |||||
| (1S,4R,8S,12R)-9-[2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl]-4,8,10-trimethyl-2-oxatricyclo[6.3.1.04,12]dodec-9-ene-3,5,11-trione | 21596484 | Click to see | 342.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Ballonigrin | 21596483 | Click to see CC1=C(C2(CCCC3(C2C(C1=O)OC3=O)C)C)CCC4=COC=C4 | 328.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Cinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acids and derivatives / Hydroxycinnamic acid esters / Coumaric acid esters | |||||
| [(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[2-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methoxy]phenyl]-2-oxoethoxy]-5-hydroxy-3-[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl] (Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 46879025 | Click to see | 728.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| [(2R,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[2-[2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methoxy]phenyl]-2-oxoethoxy]-5-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl] 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 163026100 | Click to see | 728.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| [(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-3-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl] 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 162890841 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)OC(=O)C=CC5=CC=C(C=C5)O)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| [(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-3-[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-6-methyloxan-4-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 44612902 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)OC(=O)C=CC5=CC=C(C=C5)O)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| [(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl] (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 163186508 | Click to see | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| [2-[5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-3-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-6-methyloxan-4-yl] 3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate | 74978082 | Click to see | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| E,Z-Platanoside | 44612901 | Click to see CC1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C(OC3=CC(=CC(=C3C2=O)O)O)C4=CC=C(C=C4)O)OC(=O)C=CC5=CC=C(C=C5)O)OC(=O)C=CC6=CC=C(C=C6)O)O | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| Kaempferol 3-O-alpha-L-(2, 3-di-Z-p-coumaroyl) rhamnoside | 44613032 | Click to see | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
| Platanoside | 6451113 | Click to see | 724.70 | unknown | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4883668/ |
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