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Taxon:  Castanea sativa Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Castanea
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Castaneoideae
Nomen number:
9445
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Castanea no. 1. 1768
Verified:
05/18/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fagus procera Salisb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanea vesca Gaertn.
Castanea vulgaris Lam.
Fagus castanea L.
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Reference(s)
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  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 Note:
    • based on Alden, B. & S. Ryman. 2005-: SKUD (Swedish Utility and Cultivated Plants Database)
    • http://www.skud.info
  3. Batista, D. et al. 2009. Segregation of SSR and AFLP loci in chestnut F1 hybrids (Castanea sativa &215; C. crenata / C. mollissima). Acta Hort. 844:249-256.
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Common names
English
European chestnut –
Spanish chestnut –
sweet chestnut –
French
châtaignier commun –
German
Eßkastanie –
Edel-Kastanie –
Marone –
Italian
castagno –
Portuguese
castanheiro-comum –
Spanish
castaño común –
regoldo –
Swedish
äkta kastanj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria n.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary w.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBosnia and Herzegovina  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeNorth Macedonia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
2CultivatedEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
2CultivatedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance incl. Corsica
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
4NaturalizedEurope Europe  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeBulgaria  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySardinia 
4NaturalizedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItalySicily 
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance s. & Corsica
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain n.e.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary (w.)
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
  • WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Slovakia
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece, Italy [Sicily, Sardinia]
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s. & Corsica)
Economic Uses
Human food
Materials
wood (timber fide Ency WTimber) –
Medicines
folklore (fide CRC MedHerbs ed2; Herbs Commerce ed2) –


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