Aesculus indica

Aesculus indica, Kashmir, Pakistan

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Aesculus indica is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Hippocastaneae
Genus: Aesculus
Sectio: A. sect. Calothyrsus
Species: Aesculus indica

Name

Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook., Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5117 (1859).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pavia indica Wall. ex Cambess. in V.Jacquemont, Voy. Inde 4(Bot.): 31 (1841).
• Homotypic
  • Pawia indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 146 (1891).
• Heterotypic
  • Aesculus indica var. concolor Browicz, Fl. Iranica 92: 2 (1972).
  • Hippocastanum asiaticum J.St.-Hil., Expos. Fam. Nat. 2: 16 (1805).
  • Pavia indica Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts.: 135 (1834), nom. subnud.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Afghanistan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya. Introduced into: Great Britain. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Additional references

• Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. 2001. Flora of Bhutan 2: 1–1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. ISBN 1-872291-02-3 Reference page. 
• Stace, C.A. 2019. New Flora of the British Isles. ed. 4. 1266 pp. C & M Floristics, Middelwood Green, Suffolk ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2 Reference page. 
• Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (eds.) 2020. Flowering Plants of India: An Annotated Checklist, Dicotyledons, Vol. 1. 970 pp. Botanical Survey of India. ISBN 9788194522904 Reference page. 

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Aesculus indica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

• Lakhey, P. & Pathak, J. 2020. Aesculus indica. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T150283250A152201802.en.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Aesculus indica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Aesculus indica. Published online. Accessed: January 14 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Aesculus indica. Accessed: 14 January 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Aesculus indica. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

čeština: Jírovec indický
Deutsch: Indische Rosskastanie
English: Himalayan Horse-chestnut
français: Marronnier de l'Himalaya
magyar: Indiai vadgesztenye
svenska: Indisk hästkastanj
українська: Гіркокаштан індійський

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