All species look alike microscopically.
The word platanus is the classical Latin and Greek name of Platanus orientalis L., oriental planetree, from the Greek word for broad, referring to the leaves. The eastern United States, from the Canadian border to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic coast west to the Great Plains. The sapwood of sycamore is white to light yellow, while the heartwood is light to dark brown. The wood is classified as moderate in weight, hardness, stiffness, shock resistance, strength in bending, endwise compression and nail-holding ability. It has a close texture, glues well, and resists splitting due to interlocked grain.