Castanea dentata

Castanea dentata

Castanea dentata

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: Castanea dentata

Name

Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh., Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 1: 741. 1800.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fagus castanea var. dentata Marshall, Arbust. Amer.: 46. 1785.
• Heterotypic
  • Castanea vesca var. americana Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 193. 1803.
    • Castanea sativa var. americana (Michx.) Sarg., Gard. & Forest 2: 484. 1889.
    • Castanea americana (Michx.) Raf., Fl. Ludov.: 134. 1817.
    • Castanea vulgaris var. americana (Michx.) A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 114. 1864.
  • Castanea americana var. angustifolia Raf., New Fl. 3: 82. 1838.
  • Castanea americana var. latifolia Raf., New Fl. 3: 82. 1838.
  • Castanea vesca var. denuda Alph.Wood, Class-book Bot.: 832. 1881.
  • Castanea sativa var. pendulifolia Lavallée, Énum. Arbres: 113. 1885.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Missouri, 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: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Borkhausen, M.B. 1800. Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 1: 741.

Additional references

• Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
• 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. 
• Steyermark, J.A. 1977. Flora of Missouri. LXXXIII, 1728 pp., 5th print, Ames, Iowa University Press., ISBN 0-8138-0655-0. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Castanea dentata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Castanea dentata. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Castanea dentata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Castanea dentata. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castanea dentata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Amerikanische Kastanie
English: American Chestnut
suomi: Amerikankastanja
français: Châtaignier d'Amérique
magyar: Amerikai gesztenye
italiano: Castagno americano
Türkçe: Amerika kestanesi
українська: Американський каштан

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