Platanaceae, the "plane-tree family", is a family of flowering plants in the order Proteales. The family consists of only a single extant genus Platanus, with twelve known species. The plants are tall trees, native to temperate and subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The hybrid London plane is widely planted in cities worldwide.
Platanaceae
49-million-year-old fossil Macginitiea gracilis from the Klondike Mountain Formation, Washington
Example of P. orientalis
Fruiting body of P. orientalis (Oriental plane tree).
Proteales is an order of flowering plants consisting of three families. The Proteales have been recognized by almost all taxonomists.
Proteales