Castanea pumila

Castanea pumila

Castanea pumila

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 pumila

Name

Castanea pumila (L.) Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: Castanea no. 2 (1768).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Fagus pumila L., Sp. Pl.: 998. 1753.
• Heterotypic
  • Castanea alnifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 217. 1818.
  • Castanea margaretta var. angustifolia Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 46. 1924.
    • Castanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
  • Castanea margaretta var. arcuata Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 46. 1924.
    • Castanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
  • Castanea pumila var. ashei Sudw., Amer. Forest. 28: 301. 1922.
    • Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. ex Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 267. 1922.
    • Castanea pumila subsp. ashei (Sudw.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 19. 1982.
  • Castanea chincapin K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 24. 1873.
  • Castanea alnifolia var. floridana Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 67: 242. 1919.
    • Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 266. 1922.
    • Castanea alnifolia subsp. floridana (Sarg.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 19. 1982.
  • Castanea pumila var. fulva Raf., New Fl. 3: 83. 1838.
  • Castanea pumila var. margaretta Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 265. 1922.
    • Castanea margaretta (Ashe) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 359. 1923.
    • Castanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
  • Castanea nana Muhl., Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 86. 1813.
    • Castanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A.DC. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 115. 1864.
  • Fagus nana Du Roi ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 624. 1840.
  • Castanea paucispina Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 41: 268. 1926.
  • Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt., N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 36. 1857.
  • Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter, Fl. Carol.: 233. 1788.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Missouri, Oklahoma. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, 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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : Castanea no. 2.

Additional references

• 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. 2021. Castanea pumila 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 pumila. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Castanea pumila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castanea pumila in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

• English: Allegeny chinkapin
• українська: Каштан низькорослий

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