| Common Names - Sycamore Family | Synonyms - |
| Authority - Lestib. or Dum. | Total Number of genera - 1 |
| Gymnosperm or Angiosperm? - Angiosperm | Total Number of species - 10 |
| Plant forms - Tall Trees |
| World Distribution - N. hemisphere. Scattered, North temperate, North America, Southeast Europe, Southern and Eastern Asia. |
| Comments - The order placement has varied according to what taxonomy plan is referred to. APG II places it under Proteales.
The only genus is Platanus.
All are trees & are in N. hemisphere. Deciduous.
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