Oriental Plane Tree / دُّلْب /

عيثام /

Platanus orientalis L.

Edibility and usage

Edibility
Unknown
Blooming period
April to May
Seed collection period
July to November

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
Leaf type
  • Dissected
Life form
  • Tree
Foliage
Deciduous

Scientifc data

Genus
Platanus L.
Family
Platanaceae
Wikidata item
Q161105
GBIF Item
Platanus orientalis L. (3152816)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Data deficient

References

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  2. Platanus orientalis L. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-08-09.
  3. Barstow, M. & Rivers, M.C. 2017. Platanus orientalis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T33951A68135880. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33951A68135880.en. Accessed on 09 August 2022.
  4. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-09. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Platanus+orientalis>
  5. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.
  6. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  7. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  8. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  9. إسحق، جاد. التراث البيئي النباتي في فلسطين. القدس: معهد الأبحاث التطبيقية - أريج، 1992.
  10. Dallman, Peter R. Plant Life in the World’s Mediterranean Climates: California, Chile, South Africa, Australia, and the Mediterranean Basin. University of California Press, 1998.

Citation

Platanus orientalis L. in Barari platform (2025). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/848 accessed via barari.org on 12/26/2025.

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