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Aesculus hippocastanum

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Aesculus hippocastanum

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Also known as conker tree, horse chestnut, horse chestnut tree, horse-chestnut, white horse chestnut, common horse chestnut, European horse chestnut, European horsechestnut

species of plant

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Aesculus hippocastanum, commonly known as the horse-chestnut, is a species of deciduous plant in the family Sapindaceae. It belongs to the genus Aesculus and is classified within the order Sapindales. The species produces fruit in the form of capsules and utilizes zoochory for seed dispersal. Its inflorescence is a panicle, and it has uses as a medicinal plant and for wood.

The taxon is endemic to the Balkans, with native ranges including Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, the NW. Balkan Pen., Turkmenistan, and Türkiye. It is also recorded in China. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Vulnerable in 2017. Occurrence records exist in Canada, the United States, and Germany, with collections held by institutions such as the University of Alberta Museums and Memorial University of Newfoundland.

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Species

Vulnerable

horse-chestnut

Aesculus hippocastanum

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilySapindaceae
Native toAlbania, Bulgaria, Greece, NW. Balkan Pen., Turkmenistan, Türkiye
Observations70,005
Observations recorded309,595

Marronnier commun, marronnier d'Inde, marronnier blanc Le marronnier commun, marronnier d'Inde ou marronnier blanc (Aesculus hippocastanum L.) est un arbre, anciennement de la famille des Hippocastanaceae (Classification de Cronquist (1981)), laquelle est aujourd'hui incluse dans la famille des Sapindaceae (en classification APGIII). Il est parfois appelé châtaignier de mer, marronnier faux-châtaignier ou châtaignier des chevaux. Il est souvent confondu avec le châtaignier commun (Castanea sativa), qui produit la véritable châtaigne comestible. Ses cousins nord-américains, nommés paviers, ont des feuilles plus lisses et non dentelées, avec des fleurs qui rappellent celles du marronnier européen. Le marronnier est très répandu dans les parcs publics et le long des avenues en Europe et Amérique du Nord. L’espèce est considérée en Europe comme « vulnérable » par le comité français de l’Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature,. Toutefois, ceci ne s'applique pas aux individus plantés en France, mais uniquement aux populations sauvages, originaires des Balkans.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,096
With media
1,458
Family
Sapindaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NY, MSC, OSU, MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND, CM
Recorded in
Canada, United States, Germany
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aesculus
Image
ND 678.N.59 Hofers Kastanien in Wettringen.jpg
Has use
wood
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taxon rank
species
taxon name
Aesculus hippocastanum
Commons category
Aesculus hippocastanum
IUCN conservation status
Vulnerable
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1628
Commons gallery
Aesculus hippocastanum
endemic to
Balkans
has fruit type
capsule
taxon common name
navadni divji kostanj
taxon range
China
foliage type
deciduous plant
short name
A. hippocastanum
taxon author citation
L.
inflorescence
panicle
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Encyclopedic overview

Aesculus hippocastanum, the horse chestnut, is a species of flowering plant in the maple, soapberry and lychee family Sapindaceae. It is a large, deciduous, synoecious (hermaphroditic-flowered) tree. It is also called horse-chestnut, European horsechestnut, buckeye, and conker tree. It is not to be confused with the sweet chestnut or Spanish chestnut, Castanea sativa, which is a tree in another family, Fagaceae.

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