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Platanaceae

Angiospermae - Proteales - Platanaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Platanaceae Lestiboudois
1919Platanaceae Knowlton
1941Platanaceae MacGinitie
1976Platanaceae Christophel
1977Platanaceae Hickey
1993Platanaceae McIver and Basinger
2000Platanaceae Mabberley
2002Platanaceae Johnson
2003Platanaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group
2008Platanaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Platanaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
EudicotsDoyle and Hotton 1991
orderProtealesJussieu 1829
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826
familyPlatanaceaeLestiboudois 1826

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. Platanaceae Lestiboudois 1826
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G. †Aquia Crane et al. 1993
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Aquia brookensis Crane et al. 1993
G. †Aspidiophyllum Lesquereux 1876
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Aspidiophyllum dentatum Lesquereux 1883
Aspidiophyllum platanifolium Lesquereux 1883
Aspidiophyllum trilobatum Lesquereux 1876
G. †Credneria Zenker 1833
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Credneria integerrima Zenker 1833
Credneria macrophylla Heer 1869
Credneria microphylla Lesquereux 1875
Credneria pachyphylla Knowlton 1899
Credneria protophylloides Knowlton 1918
G. †Hamatia Pedersen et al. 1994
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Hamatia elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
G. †Langeranthus Huegele and Manchester 2022
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Langeranthus dillhoffiorum Huegele and Manchester 2022
G. †Langeria Wolfe and Wehr 1987
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Langeria magnifica Wolfe and Wehr 1987
G. †Macginicarpa Manchester 1986
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Macginicarpa glabra Manchester 1986
G. †Macginistemon Manchester 1986
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Macginistemon mikanoides MacGinitie 1941
G. †Macginitiea Wolfe and Wehr 1986
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Macginitiea angustiloba Lesquereux 1878
Macginitiea gracilis Wolfe and Wehr 1987
Macginitiea nobilis Newberry 1868
Macginitiea whitneyi Lesquereux 1878
Macginitiea wyomingensis Knowlton and Cockerell 1919
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Invalid names: Aralia macrophylla Newberry 1882 [replaced]
G. †Platananthus Manchester 1986
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Platananthus hueberi Friis et al. 1988
Platananthus scanicus Friis et al. 1988
Platananthus synandrus Manchester 1986
G. †Plataninium Unger 1842
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Plataninium acerinum Unger 1842
Plataninium haydeni Felix 1896
Plataninium knowltoni Platen 1907
Plataninium pacificum Platen 1907
G. †Platanites Forbes 1851
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Platanites herbridicus Forbes 1851
Platanites marginata Lesquereux 1872
Platanites raynoldsii Newberry 1868
G. †Platanocarpus Friis et al. 1988
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Platanocarpus brookensis Crane et al. 1993
Platanocarpus carolinensis Friis et al. 1988
Platanocarpus elkneckensis Pedersen et al. 1994
Platanocarpus marylandensis Friis et al. 1988
G. †Platanophyllum Fontaine 1889
G. †Platanoxylon Andreanszky 1951
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Platanoxylon haydenii Suss and Muller-Stoll 1977
G. Platanus Linnaeus 1753 [plane tree]
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Platanus aceroides Göppert 1852
Platanus appendiculata Lesquereux 1878
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Invalid names: Acer aequidentatum Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
Platanus aquehongensis Hollick 1892
Platanus aspera Newberry 1882
Platanus asperaeformis Berry 1919
Platanus basilobata Ward 1885
Platanus bella Kvacek et al. 2001
Platanus bendirei Lesquereux 1888
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Invalid names: Acer merriami Knowlton 1902 [synonym]
Platanus cissoides Lesquereux 1891
Platanus coloradensis Knowlton 1930
Platanus condoni Newberry 1883
Platanus cordata Knowlton 1898
Platanus diminutiva Lesquereux 1868
Platanus dissecta Lesquereux 1878
Platanus guillelmae Göppert 1852
Platanus haydenii Newberry 1868
Platanus heerii Lesquereux 1871
Platanus heterophyllus Newberry 1875
Platanus kuemmellii Berry 1906
Platanus latior Lesquereux 1868
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Invalid names: Platanus primaeva Lesquereux 1874 [synonym]
Platanus montana Knowlton 1899
Platanus neptuni Buzek et al. 1967
Platanus newberryana Lesquereux 1868
Platanus nobilis Newberry 1868
Platanus obtusiloba Lesquereux 1868
Platanus occidentalis Linnaeus 1753
Platanus paucidentata Dorf 1930
Platanus platanoides Lesquereux 1874
Platanus raynoldsi Newberry 1868
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Invalid names: Acer gracilescens Lesquereux 1883 [synonym]
Platanus raynoldsii Newberry 1868
Platanus regularis Knowlton 1918
Platanus rhomboidea Lesquereux 1873
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Invalid names: Viburnum anceps Lesquereux 1878 [synonym]
Platanus ripleyensis Berry 1919
Platanus shirleyensis Berry 1914
Platanus tsuyazakiensis Suzuki 1976
Platanus vivarium Knowlton 1899
Platanus wardii Knowlton 1900
G. †Pseudoaspidiophyllum Hollick 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Albian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 112.03000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 109.0 Ma

Collections (391 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Cretaceous145.0 - 100.5USA (South Dakota) Platanus cissoides (34868)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Canada (British Columbia) Platanus sp. (24892)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9USA (Alaska) Platanaceae indet. (34621) Platanaceae indet., Platanus sp. (34390) Platanus louravetlanica, Platanus sp. (34623)
Albian - Cenomanian113.0 - 93.9Russian Federation Platanaceae indet., Platanus louravetlanica (34778) Platanus louravetlanica (34627 34791 34793 34801 34802 34804) Platanus sp. (34774)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0USA (Virginia) Platanaceae indet. (20897)
Early/Lower Albian - Middle Albian112.03 - 105.3USA (Virginia) Platanocarpus brookensis, Aquia brookensis (28407 31520)
Middle Albian - Late/Upper Albian109.0 - 99.6USA (Wyoming) Platanophyllum sp. (31186)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Kansas) Platanus sp. (34726)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Montana) Platanophyllum sp. (31080)
Late/Upper Albian105.3 - 99.6USA (Maryland) Platanocarpus elkneckensis, Hamatia elkneckensis (28365) Platanocarpus marylandensis, Platananthus potomacensis (28408)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0USA (Wyoming) Platanophyllum montanum (34974) Platanophyllum platanoides (34973)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Cenomanian99.6 - 93.9Canada (British Columbia) Platanus williamsi, Credneria macrophylla (32030)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5Canada (British Columbia) Credneria truncatodenticulata (35016) Platanus affinis (35069) Platanus newberryana (31910 32025 32031 35006) Platanus williamsi, Platanus affinis, Credneria truncatodenticulata, Pseudoaspidiophyllum latifolium, Platanus newberryana (35007) Platanus williamsi, Pseudoaspidiophyllum latifolium (31912) Pseudoaspidiophyllum latifolium (31903 35066)
Early/Lower Cenomanian99.6 - 93.5USA (Utah) Plataninium sp. (31193)
Coniacian - Campanian89.8 - 72.1Canada (British Columbia) Platanus affinis (35176 35177 35184 35189 35203 35209 35210 35218 35219) Platanus nanaimo (35174)
Late/Upper Santonian - Early/Lower Campanian85.8 - 70.6Sweden (Scania) Platanocarpus sp., Platananthus scanicus (28411)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1USA (North Carolina) Platananthus hueberi, Platanocarpus carolinensis (28410)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (Wyoming) Platanaceae indet., Platanites marginata, Platanus primaeva (27315) Platanites marginata (27314) Platanites marginata, Platanus primaeva (27136 27357 27366) Platanus primaeva (27135 27359 27368 27369 27370)
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (New Mexico) Plataninium piercei (31205) Platanus raynoldsii (34975)
Middle Campanian - Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (Alberta) Platanus sp. (59015)