Castanea sativa

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 sativa

Name

Castanea sativa Mill., Gard. Dict. ed. 8: no. 1 (1768).

Synonyms

Replaced synonym
- Fagus castanea L., Sp. Pl. 2: 997 (1753).
Homotypic
- Castanea vulgaris Lam., Encycl. 1: 708 (1785), nom. superfl.
- Castanea vesca Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 181 (1788), nom. superfl.
- Fagus procera Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 391 (1796), nom. superfl.
- Castanea castanea (L.) H.Karst., Deut. Fl.: 495 (1881), nom. inval.
- Castanea sativa var. typica Seemen, Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 287 (1900), nom. inval.
Heterotypic
- Fagus castanea var. variegata Weston, Bot. Univ. 1: 107 (1770).
- Castanea vesca var. sativa Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 248 (1821 publ. 1822).
- Castanea vesca var. affinis Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 318 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. albida Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 313 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. argentata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 305 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. aurata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. christ Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 309 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. computensis Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 304 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. corticata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. delserei Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 311 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. domestica Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 303 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. dubia Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 305 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. echinata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 314 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. elongata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. fauraut Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 319 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. fructifera Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. garelia Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. hyacintha Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 309 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. laciniata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. latissima Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 310 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. lineata Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 316 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. lutea Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 314 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. marrona Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. maxima Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 319 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. media Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 304 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. nigra Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. oblonga Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 303 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. parvifolia Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 312 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. pilosa Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 308 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. praecox Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 310 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. rubra Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 306 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. rufa Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 316 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. serotina Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 317 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. siria Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. strictifolia Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 311 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. subalpina Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 302 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. thyrsoidea Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 307 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. triangularis Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 308 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. tristis Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 315 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. variabilis Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 313 (1826).
- Castanea vesca var. vesubiana Risso, Hist. Nat. Prod. Eur. Mérid. 2: 306 (1826).
- Castanea sativa var. asplenifolia Lodd. ex Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1984 (1838).
- Castanea vesca var. variegata Loudon, Arbor. Frutic. Brit. 3: 1984 (1838).
- Castanea fastigiata Briot, Rev. Hort. (Paris) 37: 469 (1866).
- Castanea sativa f. prolifera K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 21 (1873).
- Castanea vesca var. aureovirgata Anon., Gard. Chron., n.s., 1: 794 (1874).
- Castanea sativa f. discolor Vuk., Rad Jugoslav. Akad. Znan.: 51 (1880).
- Castanea sativa f. aureovariegata Beissn., Handb. Laubh.-Ben.: 63 (1903).
- Castanea sativa var. purpurea A.Henry in H.J.Elwes & A.Henry, Trees Great Britain 4: 852 (1909).
- Castanea sativa var. microcarpa Lavialle, Congres Arbre Eau, Limoges: 99 (1910).
- Castanea sativa var. pyramidalis (Mottet) Bean, Trees & Shrubs Brit. Isles 1: 309 (1914).
- Castanea prolifera (K.Koch) Hickel, Bull. Soc. Dendrol. France 1924: 21 (1924).
- Castanea sativa var. spicata Husn., Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Colon. 4: 49 (1924).
- Castanea sativa var. fastigiata (Briot) A.Camus, Chataigniers: 48 (1929).
- Castanea sativa var. hamulata A.Camus, Chataigniers, Atlas: 73 (1929).
- Castanea sativa var. prolifera (K.Koch) A.Camus, Chataigniers: 47 (1929).
- Castanea sativa f. asplenifolia (Lodd. ex Loudon) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
- Castanea sativa f. fastigiata (Briot) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
- Castanea sativa f. purpurea (A.Henry) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
- Castanea sativa f. pyramidalis (Mottet) Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 116 (1949).
- Castanea sativa f. variegata Rehder, Bibl. Cult. Trees: 653 (1949).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Great Britain, Ireland, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Corse, France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Romania, Sicilia, Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Krym, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Madeira.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - East Aegean Islands, Iran, Lebanon-Syria, Turkey.
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - New York.
Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica.
- Regional: Southern South America
  - Juan Fern��ndez Islands.
Note: Grey script indicates introduced occurrences.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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.

Additional references

Komarov, V.L. et al. (eds.). 1934–1964. Flora SSSR. 30 vols. Moscow/Leningrad: Botanicheskii institut, Izdatel'stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR. Reference page.
Davis, P.H. (ed.) 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 9 vols. + Supplement. University Press, Edinburgh. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Castanea sativa 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 sativa. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Castanea sativa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021.
Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Castanea sativa. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021.

Vernacular names

aragonés: Castanyera
asturianu: Castañal
azərbaycanca: Əkin şabalıdı
Boarisch: Kesten
български: Сладък кестен
bosanski: Pitomi kesten
català: Castanyer mediterrani
corsu: Castagnu
čeština: Kaštanovník setý
dansk: Ægte Kastanje
Deutsch: Edelkastanie
dolnoserbski: Pšawa kastanija
English: Sweet Chestnut
Esperanto: Ordinara kastaneo
español: Castaño europeo
euskara: Gaztainondo
suomi: Jalokastanja
français: Châtaignier
furlan: Cjastinâr
galego: Castiñeiro
עברית: ערמון
hrvatski: Pitomi kesten
hornjoserbsce: Prawa kastanija
magyar: Szelídgesztenye
italiano: Castagno
日本語: ヨーロッパグリ
한국어: 유럽밤나무
Lëtzebuergesch: Séisskäschtebam
lombard: Castanea sativa
lietuvių: Valgomasis kaštainis
latviešu: ēdamā kastaņa
македонски: Питом костен
Nederlands: Tamme kastanje
norsk nynorsk: Edelkastanje
occitan: Castanea sativa
polski: Kasztan jadalny
Piemontèis: Castagné
português: Castanheiro
română: Castan comestibil
русский: Каштан посевной
sicilianu: Castagnu
sardu: Castanza
slovenščina: Pravi kostanj
shqip: Gështenja e butë
српски / srpski: Питоми кестен - Pitomi kesten
svenska: Äkta kastanj
Türkçe: Anadolu kestanesi
українська: Каштан їстівний
Tiếng Việt: Dẻ thơm
walon: Cascagnî ordinaire
中文: 歐洲栗