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 (13,162 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 castanea[20].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus hippocastanum f. baumanii[21].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii[22].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus memmingeri[23].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus procera[24].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's taxon synonym is recorded as Aesculus septenata[25].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=1628[26].
  • Aesculus hippocastanum's this taxon is source of is recorded as conker[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 Gewöhnliche Rosskastanie[28], Horse-chestnut[29], Witte paardenkastanje[30], jírovec maďal[31], Marronnier d'Inde[32], and Rosskastanie[33].

Distribution

Aesculus hippocastanum is endemic to Balkans[9].

Identifiers

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

Discovery and Description

Things named for Aesculus hippocastanum include Kaštanová[38], a former entity[39], in Czech Republic[40].

Why It Matters

Aesculus hippocastanum ranks in the top 0.35% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,162 views/month, #690 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 129 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for it include Kaštanová[38], a former entity[39], in Czech Republic[40].

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

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] ↑ . 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. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 19d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → aesculus-hippocastanum
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P7496]], update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 7w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3453
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 12789129-n
    Interlingual index id → i103925
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  3. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → horse-chestnut
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  4. 14w ago · Oscgramcam · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → hestekastanje
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P4342]]: hestekastanje"
  5. 15w ago · Nikola Tulechki · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Regional conservation status → Endangered status
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14254]]: [[Q96377276]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259821|batch #259821]]"
  6. 16w ago · David Newton · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Aesculus castanea, Aesculus hippocastanum f. baumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii +3
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||es, mul */"
  7. 21w ago · David Newton · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon synonym → Aesculus castanea, Aesculus hippocastanum f. baumanii, Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumanii +3
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1420]]: [[Q110875579]]"
  8. 22w ago · David Newton · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Inflorescence → panicle
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