Platanus orientalis

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Platanus orientalis, the Oriental plane, or chinar or booni (also boin), is a large, deciduous tree in the family Platanaceae, native from the eastern Mediterranean to Iran. It typically grows along rivers, streams and springs, and has broad spreading crown, exfoliating bark, deeply lobed leaves and pendent infructescences bearing spherical fruiting heads. It can grow to 30 m (98 ft) or more, and in autumn, its deep green leaves may change to blood red, amber, or yellow. Long cultivated for shade and ornament, extensive planting since antiquity has made precise limits of its original range difficult to determine.

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