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Castanea sativa

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Castanea sativa

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Also known as Sweet Chestnut, Spanish chestnut

species of plant

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Castanea sativa, commonly known as the Sweet Chestnut, is a species of plant in the family Fagaceae. It belongs to the genus Castanea and is classified within the order Fagales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is a useful plant that serves as a source of chestnuts and has a use as a nut.

The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2018. In Europe, Castanea sativa is widely cultivated. Occurrence records from various institutions in the United States, Mexico, France, Germany, and Croatia document its presence. The taxon is referenced by 560 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 35 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Castanea sativa

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFagales
  5. FamilyFagaceae
Native toAlbania, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe
Observations recorded392,631

维基百科中的醫療相关内容仅供参考，詳見醫學聲明。如需专业意见请咨询专业人士。 二名法 Castanea sativaMill.[1] 歐洲栗（學名：Castanea sativa），又稱西洋栗、甜栗、甘栗，屬於被子植物中的山毛櫸科。原產於歐洲東南部與小亞細亞，現已廣泛種植於歐洲各地。歐洲栗的果樹耐寒且長壽，它的果實「栗子」則常被用作食材。 欧洲栗即“百骑大栗树”，是欧洲的乡土树种，非洲北部和亚洲西部也有分布。 圖片集 植株 葉 雄花序 雌花序 果實 堅果 果實與堅果 木材紋理 炒栗子 參考資料 ^ Miller. Gardeners Dictionary ed. 8 no. 1 (1768)

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,473
With media
1,055
Family
Fagaceae
Collections
CHAS, INECOL, CMN, UTEP, CAS, SBBG
Recorded in
United States, Mexico, France, Germany, Croatia, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Belgium
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Encyclopedic overview

The sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa), also known as the Spanish chestnut or European chestnut, is a species of tree in the family Fagaceae, native to Southern Europe and Anatolia, and widely cultivated in Western and Central Europe. A substantial, long-lived deciduous tree, it produces an edible seed, the chestnut, which has been used in cooking since ancient times.

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