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from Division 5 - Magnoliophyta
Deciduous, monoecious trees. Leaves alternate, simple, palmately lobed, petiolate, with stipules when young. Flowers hypogynous, actinomorphic, in dense spherical unisexual clusters, two to several clusters on a pendulous peduncle, forming a usually unisexual inflorescence. Perianth small, fused or not, of 1–2 whorls of usually 3–4 segments. Male flowers with 3–4 stamens. Female flowers usually with 3–4 staminodes and 5–8 free carpels, each with 1(–2) ovules. Styles 1; stigma linear. Fruit an achene with long hairs at base.
Contains one genus with about 10 species in south-east Europe, south-west Asia and North America.
Platanus L.
Like family.
Contains about 10 species in south-east Europe, southwest Asia and North America.
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