botanical record · discovered
Platanus acerifolia
Platanus acerifolia
London planetree · Platane hybride à feuilles d'érable · London plane
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, Spanish, Portuguese, AM, AU, BA, CO, HR
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Cyanogenetic, Fever, Tonic
Science studied: BETULINIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Platanaceae
Scientific name: Platanus acerifolia
Common names: London planetree, Platane hybride à feuilles d'érable, London plane
History
The source record documents this plant in US, Spanish, Portuguese, AM, AU, BA, CO, HR and 2 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Cyanogenetic
- Fever
- Tonic
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- AM
- AU
- BA
- CO
- HR
- NO
- ZA
Documented cultural uses
- Cyanogenetic
- Fever
- Tonic
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Cyanogenetic · US · "
- Fever · Spanish · "
- Tonic · Portuguese · "
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Functional divergence of MFT paralogues in flowering promotion and organ development in Platanus acerifolia · 2026 source ↗
- First Report of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Leaf Blight of Platanus × acerifolia in China · 2026 source ↗
- Pa-miR396 targets PaGRFs to disrupt PaGRF-PaGIF transcriptional activation in Platanus acerifolia leaf development · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- BETULINIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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