Platanus suna ne da ke nufin jinsin bishiyar da aka fi sani da bishiyar jirgin sama. Wadannan bishiyoyin suna da manyan ganye da bawon da suke zubarwa, wadanda suke barewa a manyan faranti. Kalmar “platanus” ta fito ne daga tsohuwar kalmar Helenanci “platanos,” wadda ke nufin “faɗi,” tana nufin faɗin bishiyar, rassan rassan.
