Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa
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Taxon
Platanus × acerifolia
Common name:
Plataan, Hybrid plane, London plane, London planetree
Family:
Platanaceae (Plane-tree)
Distribution:
Europe
IUCN Red list:
Least concern
Life form:
Tree
Comments:
When quarter-sawn the timber has a distinctive and highly decorative appearance of dark reddish-brown flecks against a lighter background and is known as Lacewood.
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Locations
1:
Beds surounding water-lily pools
(Water lily beds)
• Accession: 1999-92/1 • Provenance: Unrecorded
Area
Individual