Castanea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanea
Species: C. crenata – C. dentata – C. henryi – C. mollissima – C. ozarkensis – C. pumila – C. sativa – C. seguinii
Nothospecies: C. × neglecta

Name

Castanea Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4: s.p. (1754).

Type species: Castanea sativa Mill.

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Castanophorum Neck., Elem. Bot. 3: 257 (1790), opus utiq. oppr.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden (introduced).
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany (introduced), Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland (introduced).
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain (introduced).
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria (introduced), Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia (introduced), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine (introduced).
Continental: Africa (introduced)
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, China North-Central, China Southeast.
- Regional: Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Korea, Taiwan (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent (doubtful)
  - Assam, East Himalaya (doubtful).
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Windward Islands.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Juan Fernández Islands.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1754. The Gardeners Dictionary. Abridged. Ed. 4, Vol. 1–3 (unpaged). John & James Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.79061 Reference page.

Additional references

Huang, C.C., Chang, Y.T. & Bartholomew, B.M. 1999. Fagaceae. Pp. 314–400 in Wu, Zh.Y. & Raven, P.H. (eds.), Flora of China. Volume 4: Cycadaceae through Fagaceae. Science Press, Beijing & Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, ISBN 0-915279-70-3. efloras PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Castanea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Mar 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2023. Castanea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Castanea. Published online. Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.
Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Castanea. Accessed: 16 Mar 2023.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Каштан
български: Кестен
čeština: Kaštanovník
dansk: Kastanje
Deutsch: Kastanien
Ελληνικά: Καστανιά
English: Chestnut
Esperanto: Kaŝtanarbo
eesti: Kastanipuu
suomi: Kastanjat
Nordfriisk: Echt kastanjin
français: Châtaignier
galego: Castiñeiro
Ido: Kastano
italiano: Castagno
日本語: クリ属
한국어: 밤나무속
lietuvių: Kaštainis
македонски: Костен
Nederlands: Kastanje
polski: Kasztan
русский: Каштан
српски / srpski: Кестен
Türkçe: Kestane
українська: Каштан
中文: 栗

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