Details for: NA 78116, Platanus occidentalis L., (Moon sycamore)


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Platanus occidentalis L.
Top Name:
(Moon sycamore)
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
22 Apr 2009
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Platanus occidentalis L.
Top Name:
(Moon sycamore)
Origin:
–
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
22 Apr 2009
Improvement Status:
Cultivated material
Form Received:
Plant
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Accession Names and Identifiers
(Moon sycamore)
Type: Other or unclassified name

NA 78116
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Full name as recorded at U.S. National Arboretum: Platanus occidentalis (Moon sycamore). Planted in celebration of Earth Day in "a joint effort between the USNA, NASA, and American Forests, a non-profit organization"; plant grown from seed derived from plants grown from seed carried on the Apollo XIV mission to Moon orbit.
Platanus occidentalis L.
Genus:
Platanus
Family:
Platanaceae
Nomen number:

28802
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 2:999. 1753
Verified:
05/13/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Platanus occidentalis L. var. glabrata (Fernald) Sarg. (1 active accession[s])
Platanus occidentalis L. var. occidentalis (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican plane  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
EnglishAmerican planetree  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
EnglishAmerican sycamore  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Englishbuttonball  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishbuttontree  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Englishbuttonwood  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englisheastern sycamore  1Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Englishsycamore  1Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Frenchplatane d'Occident  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Germannordamerikanische Platane  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Swedishamerikansk platan  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesexuan ling mu  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
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