Sycamore

For other uses, see Sycamore (disambiguation).

Sycamore is a name which has been applied to several types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the Ancient Greek σῡκόμορος (sykómoros) meaning 'fig-mulberry'.

Species of otherwise unrelated trees known as sycamore:

• Acer pseudoplatanus, a species of maple native to central Europe and southwestern Asia
• Ficus sycomorus, the sycamore (or sycomore) of the Bible; a species of fig, also called the sycamore fig or fig-mulberry, native to the Middle East and eastern Africa
• Platanus orientalis, chinar tree (Old World sycamore)

• Some North American members of the genus Platanus, including
  • Platanus occidentalis, the American sycamore
  • Platanus racemosa, the California sycamore or western sycamore
  • Platanus wrightii, the Arizona sycamore
  • Platanus mexicana, the Mexican sycamore
• In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore":
  • Litsea reticulata or Cryptocarya glaucescens (silver sycamore)
  • Polyscias elegans (white sycamore)
  • Cryptocarya obovata (white sycamore)
  • Ceratopetalum succirubrum (satin sycamore)
  • Cardwellia sublimia
  • Cryptocarya hypospodia (bastard sycamore)
  • Ceratopetalum virchowii (pink sycamore)
  • Ceratopetalum corymbosum (mountain sycamore)[1][2][3]

References

1. F.A. Zich; B.P.M Hyland; T. Whiffen; R.A. Kerrigan (2020). "Ceratopetalum corymbosum". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants, Edition 8. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
2. "M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Polyscias names".
3. Chris Coughran. "Satin sycamore, also known as Ceratopetalum succirubrum - Species". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.