Aesculus hippocastanum L.
Běły jěrowc, Conker-tree, European horse chestnut, European horse chestnut
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Summary
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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About the genus · Aesculus
The genus Aesculus is a genus of about 12 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The European and Asian species are known as horse-chestnut or horse chestnut, and the North American species as buckeye.
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Also known as Aesculus asplenifolia Loudon; Aesculus castanea Gilib.; Aesculus hippocastanum f. albovariegatum (Weston) Rehder; Aesculus hippocastanum f. baumannii C.K.Schneid.; Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii (C.K.Schneid.) Dole and 29 more.
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Photographs
Photographs: (c) Sandy Wolkenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY) (4); (c) Brian White, some rights reserved (CC BY) (4).
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Papers naming this species
Works whose title or abstract names Aesculus hippocastanum, most cited first, from OpenAlex (CC0). A mention, not a cultivation source: nothing on this page is drawn from them.
Related
Other Aesculus 5 in the reference
Aesculus californica California buckeye
Aesculus flava Yellow Buckeye
Aesculus glabra American Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye History & registers
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