| Accepted name: |
Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Castanea vulgaris Lam. var. americana A. DC.
-Castanea sativa Miller var. americana A. DC.
-Castanea americana Raf.
-Fagus castanea L. var. dentata Marshall
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| English names: |
American Chestnut
Toothed Chestnut
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| French names: |
Châtaignier d'Amérique
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WCASDE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Planted in North America for its edible nuts, as ornamental and for wood production. The nuts are better than those of C. sativa; they are used in the production of ice-creams, pastries and chocolates. Bark and wood are used in tanning(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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