Castanea pumila Linnaeus 1753 (chestnut)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Alternative combination: Fagus pumila

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1753. Species Plantarum (exhibentes Plantas Rite Cognitas ad Genera Relatas cum Diferentiis Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Synonymis Selectis, Locis Natalibus secundum Systema Sexuale digestas). 1-1200

Belongs to Castanea according to F. H. Knowlton 1919

See also Linnaeus 1753

Sister taxa: Castanea atavia, Castanea castaneaefolia, Castanea claibornensis, Castanea dolicophylla, Castanea fujiyamae, Castanea intermedia, Castanea protoantiqua, Castanea pulchella, Castanea sativa

Ecology: "photoautotroph"

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Castanea pumila in the database

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