Platanus mexicana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Proteales |
Family: | Platanaceae |
Genus: | Platanus |
Species: | P. mexicana
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Binomial name | |
Platanus mexicana Moric.
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Platanus mexicana is a species of plane tree that is native to Northeast and Central Mexico and Guatemala. [1] It is also known as the Mexican sycamore.
The tree can grow as high as 80 feet (24 m) and has leaves that can be up to 8 inches (200 mm) wide. [2] It is a deciduous tree with leaves that turn a yellowish brown in autumn. [3] The leaves have five lobes that can grow up to 8 inches wide. [4]
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