Aesculus hippocastanum

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Taxon taxon Q26899
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Aesculus hippocastanum

Summary

Aesculus hippocastanum is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month, #690 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aesculus hippocastanum received the Medicinal plant of the year[3].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum received the Tree of the year (Germany)[4].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's instance of is recorded as taxon[5].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum is classified at the rank of species[6].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[7].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum belongs to the parent taxon Aesculus[8].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum is endemic to Balkans[9].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's scientific name is Aesculus hippocastanum[10].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum is used for wood[12].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's Commons category is recorded as Aesculus hippocastanum[13].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Aesculus hippocastanum[14].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's Commons gallery is recorded as Aesculus hippocastanum[15].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 46[16].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[17].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[18].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus memmingeri[20].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus procera[21].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus septenata[22].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1628[23].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's this taxon is source of is recorded as conker[24].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's this taxon is source of is recorded as horse-chestnut bark[25].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's this taxon is source of is recorded as Aesculus hippocastanum pollen[26].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's this taxon is source of is recorded as horsechestnut[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aesculus hippocastanum is Aesculus hippocastanum[10]. It is classified at the rank of species[6]. It is classified within Aesculus[8]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie'}[28], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Horse-chestnut'}[29], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Witte paardenkastanje'}[30], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'jírovec maďal'}[31], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Marronnier d'Inde"}[32], and {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Rosskastanie'}[33].

Distribution

Aesculus hippocastanum is endemic to Balkans[9].

Identifiers

Aesculus hippocastanum's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 84298[34]. Aesculus hippocastanum's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 43364[35]. Aesculus hippocastanum's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 582243[36]. Aesculus hippocastanum's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3189815[37]. Aesculus hippocastanum's ITIS TSN is recorded as 28721[38].

Discovery and Description

Things named for Aesculus hippocastanum include Kaštanová[39], a former entity[40], in Czech Republic[41].

Why It Matters

Aesculus hippocastanum ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,223 views/month, #690 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 106 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

Entities named for it include Kaštanová[39], a former entity[40], in Czech Republic[41].

FAQs

What awards did Aesculus hippocastanum receive?

Honors received include Medicinal plant of the year[3] and Tree of the year (Germany)[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . uni-wuerzburg.de. Retrieved . uni-wuerzburg.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . baum-des-jahres.de. Retrieved . baum-des-jahres.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 1. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . powo.science.kew.org. powo.science.kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . powo.science.kew.org. powo.science.kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . powo.science.kew.org. powo.science.kew.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . FloraWeb. Retrieved . floraweb.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Portál informačního systému ochrany přírody. Retrieved . portal.nature.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · David Newton · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym Aesculus memmingeri, Aesculus procera, Aesculus septenata
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