What is Platanus orientalis?
{{italictitle}} [[File:Platanus orientalis 1bJPG.jpg|thumb|right|A remarkable example of ''P. orientalis'' in Cambron-Casteau Park, [[Belgium]].|300px]] [[File:Fruits of Platanus orientalis.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Leaves and fruit]] '''''Platanus orientalis''''', also called '''Oriental plane tree'''<ref name=GRIN>{{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28803 |title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy |accessdate=19 August 2014 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143536/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?28803 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and '''chenar''',<ref name=GRIN/> is a large, deciduous [[tree]] of the [[Platanaceae]] family. It is known for its longevity and spreading crown. The species name derives from its historical distribution eastward from the [[Balkans]], where it was recognized in ancient Greek history and literature. Following Greek usage it is called ''Platane'' or related names in [[Europe]]. It was equally as famous to the Iranian-speaking world and from [[Turkey]] to [[Kashmir]] is called ''Chenar'' or related names, following the Iranian. The native range of the Oriental plane is Eurasia from the [[Balkans]] to as far east as at least [[Iran]]. Some accounts extend its native range to [[Iberian Peninsula|Iberia]] in the west, and to the [[Himalaya]]s in the east. The oriental plane is found naturally in [[river]]ine settings, together with such trees as [[alder]], [[willow]] and [[Populus|poplar]]. However, it is quite capable of survival and success in dry soils once it is established. In Kashmir it is recognised as the State tree of the region. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Proteales]] [[Category:Plants and animals of Kashmir]]