Sycamore

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 συκόμορος (sūkomoros) 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
  • 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.
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