Platanus hispanica Miller ex Münchh.

Spice Detail Leaves In the city Trunk

Family: PLATANACEAE

Genus: Platanus

Sinònims: Platanus orientalis L. var. acerifolia Aiton

Catalan common name: Plàtan.

Spanish common name: Plátano. Plátano de paseo. Plátano de sombra.

Province distribution: Balearic Islands.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Macrophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Non-saline wetlands (intermittent watercourses, streams, artesian wells, ditches). Urban gardens. Intermittent watercourses.

Characteristics: A deciduous tree that grows to a good size and with smooth bark that falls off in yellowish patches. Leaves are alternate with 3-8 triangular lobes, entire or serrulate, but not very deep, which sets it apart from P. orientalis. The leaf petioles are long and widened at the base. Often used to line streets as a shade tree.