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Sycamore is a name which is applied at various times and places to several different types of trees, but with somewhat similar leaf forms. The name derives from the ancient Greek ' (''sūkomoros'') meaning "fig-mulberry". Species of trees known as sycamore: * ''Platanus orientalis'', Chinar tree (Old World sycamore) * ''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 * ''Acer pseudoplatanus'', a species of maple native to Central Europe and Southwestern Asia * 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 * In Australia, there are numerous trees which have the common name "sycamore": * * ''Litsea reticulata'' or ''Cryptocarya glaucescens'' (Silver sycamore) * * White sycamore (''Polyscias elegans'' or ''Cryptocarya obovata'') * * ''Ceratopetalum succirubrum'' (Satin sycamore) * * ''Cardwellia sublimia'' * * ''Cryptocarya hypospodia'' (Bastard sycamore) * * ''Ceratopetalum virchowii'' (Pink sycamore) * * ''Ceratopetalum corymbosum'' (Mountain sycamore)〔http://keys.trin.org.au/key-server/data/0e0f0504-0103-430d-8004-060d07080d04/media/Html/taxon/index_common.htm ''Species Index by Common Name'' in Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants〕〔http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Polyscias.html Sorting Polyscias names〕〔http://www.woodsolutions.com.au/Wood-Species/satin-sycamore Satin sycamore, also known as Ceratopetalum succirubrum〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sycamore」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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