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 σῡκόμορος () meaning .

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)