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Aesculus
Taxonomy
Aesculus was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Aesculus hippocastanum.
It was assigned to Hippocastanaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996).
It was assigned to Hippocastanaceae by Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976), Chauhan (1991), Liu et al. (1996).
Species
A. antiquus, A. arctica, A. constabularisii, A. hickeyi, A. hippocastanum (type species), A. indica, A. pavia, A. simulata
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Aesculus Linnaeus |
| 1919 | Aesculus Knowlton |
| 1976 | Aesculus Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Aesculus Chauhan |
| 1996 | Aesculus Liu et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Aesculus Linnaeus 1753
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†Aesculus antiquus Dawson 1875
†Aesculus arctica Knowlton 1904
†Aesculus constabularisii Wheeler et al. 2023
†Aesculus hickeyi Manchester 2001
Aesculus hippocastanum Linnaeus 1753
Aesculus indica Hooker 1859 [Indian horse chestnut]
Aesculus pavia Linnaeus 1753
†Aesculus simulata Knowlton 1902
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available