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Castanea sativa Mill. 1768
Fagaceae (APG IV)
Sweet chestnut, Spanish chestnut
Akzessionnummer: LG-U-019-21040
Pflanzjahr: 1998
Patenschaftstext: Zum Gedenken an Carl-Adam Geiger 1998


Taxon concept: The Plant List (2014), version 1.1
Distribution: Europe: Apennine Peninsula, Austria, eastern Central Europe, Balkan Peninsula; Turkey, Caucasus, northern Iran, Northwest Africa; naturalised on the British Isles, Scandinavia, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, France and Benelux as well as Eastern Europe; North America

Castanea sativa Mill. - Accepted: Castanea sativa Mill. bei Zander 2008; Familie: Fagaceae (Zander 2008)
Castanea sativa Mill. - Accepted: Castanea sativa Mill. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Castanea sativa Mill. - Accepted: Castanea sativa Mill. bei The Plant List (2014), version 1.1; Familie: Fagaceae (APG III)
Castanea sativa Mill. - Accepted: Castanea sativa Mill. bei The Plant List (2010); Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)
Castanea sativa Mill. - Accepted: Castanea sativa Mill. bei BfN Checklist Flora DE; Familie: Fagaceae (APG IV)

Flowers
monoecious flowers in catkins
Flower ecology
wind-pollinated (anemophilous) and insect-pollinated (entomophilous)
Life form
woody, tree
Foliage persistence
deciduous
Fruits
female flowers develop into spiny cupules containing 3-7 brownish nuts
Fruit ecology
barochorous and zoochorous (squirrels and other animals)
Soil conditions
on moderately dry (to perculating fresh), moderately alkaline, lime-deficient, loose, acidic, moder to humus-rich, sandy stone and loam soil (oligotrophic brown soils)
Light conditions
(full sun), partial-shade plant
Root type
deep-rooted and wide spreading
Natural occurrence (habitat)
Mediterranean habitats, mesophilic deciduous forests, forest edges, gras-rich bottomland oak forests, hedgerows, scrub
Vegetation typ and synecology (plant community)
temperate, mixed mesophytic deciduous forests to warm-temperate forests, woodlands and scrub
Usage
edible nuts; tannins in leaves and bark are astringent and can be used in the treatment of bleeding, diarrhoea, etc.

Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) (1999-2001 and ongoing): Floraweb - Daten und Informationen zu Wildpflanzen und zur Vegetation Deutschlands. www.floraweb.de.;

Erhardt, W., Götz, E., Bödeker, N. & Seybold, S. (2008): Der große Zander. Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen. Band 2. Arten und Sorten. Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart (Hohenheim), 18. Aufl., 2103 S.;

Ministerium für Ernährung, Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und Forsten, Baden-Württemberg (Hrsg.) (1985): Pflanzenkatalog zur Verbesserung der Bienenweide und des Artenreichtums (Kurztitel: Bienenweidekatalog);

Oberdorfer, E. (2001): Pflanzensoziologische Exkursionsflora. Für Deutschland und angrenzende Gebiete. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, 8., stark überarb. u. erg. Aufl, 1056 S. 978-3-8001-3131-0.;

Schick, B. & Spürgin, A. (1997): Die Bienenweide. Eugen Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart, Auflage: 4., völlig neubearb. u. erw. A., 216 S. 978-3800174188.;

The International Plant Names Index (2009). Published on the Internet http://www.ipni.org; Courtesy to IPNI, 2009. Exported from IPNI at date: 2009-09-22 20:17:51;





Last update:
Taxonomic update: Database method on: 4.3.2020
Update of the description: Helmut Dalitz; Matthias Krause; latest by: Matthias Krause on: 29.1.2019

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