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Taxon:
Castanea sativa
Mill.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
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)
Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds.
Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/related/Castanea_sativa/
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Batista, D. et al.
2009. Segregation of SSR and AFLP loci in chestnut F1 hybrids (
Castanea sativa
×
C. crenata
/
C. mollissima
). Acta Hort. 844:249-256.
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Note:
re. German common names
Fernandez-Lopez, J.
2011. Identification of the genealogy of interspecific hybrids between
Castanea sativa
,
Castanea crenata
and
Castanea mollissima
. Forest Syst. 20:65-80.
URL:
http://revistas.inia.es/index.php/fs
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Castanea+sativa&quantity=1
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin.
1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
URL:
http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do
Greuter, W. et al., eds.
1984-. Med-Checklist.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hackett, C. & J. Carolane.
1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
International Seed Testing Association.
1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen.
1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Kartesz, J. T.
1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Kunkel, G.
1984. Plants for human consumption
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nishio, S. et al.
2011. Genetic diversity of Japanese chestnut cultivars assessed by SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 61:109-120.
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Note:
mentions
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:324.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Common names
English
European chestnut –
Reference(s)
Spanish chestnut –
Reference(s)
sweet chestnut –
Reference(s)
French
châtaignier commun –
Reference(s)
German
Edel-Kastanie –
Reference(s)
Eßkastanie –
Reference(s)
Marone –
Reference(s)
Italian
castagno –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
castanheiro-comum –
Reference(s)
Spanish
castaño común –
Reference(s)
regoldo –
Reference(s)
Swedish
äkta kastanj –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
n.
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Tunisia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
w.
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Albania
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Croatia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
incl. Sardinia, Sicily
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Montenegro
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
North Macedonia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Serbia
1
Native
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Armenia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Georgia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Japan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Eastern Asia
Korea
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bhutan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
2
Cultivated
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
2
Cultivated
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
2
Cultivated
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
2
Cultivated
Europe
Middle Europe
Netherlands
2
Cultivated
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
2
Cultivated
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Romania
2
Cultivated
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
incl. Corsica
2
Cultivated
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Portugal
2
Cultivated
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
4
Naturalized
Europe
Europe
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
4
Naturalized
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Bulgaria
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Greece
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
Sardegna
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Italy
Sicilia
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
France
s. & Corsica
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
n.e.
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
(n.),
Morocco
,
Tunisia
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
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
WESTERN ASIA:
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
CHINA:
China
EASTERN ASIA:
Korea
,
Japan
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bhutan
,
India
MALESIA:
Indonesia
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
United Kingdom
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Belgium
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Netherlands
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(incl. Corsica),
Portugal
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Europe
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Slovakia
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Italy
[Sicilia, Sardegna]
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
(n.e.),
France
(s. & Corsica)
REGION:
Europe
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
nut
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Human food
nut
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds.
1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human food
nut
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References