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Castanea (chestnut)

Angiospermae - Fagales - Fagaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1754Castanea Miller
1899Castanea Knowlton
1914Castanea Berry p. 138
1919Castanea Knowlton
1926Castanea Knowlton
1959Castanea Brown p. 128
1996Castanea Liu et al.
2000Castanea Mabberley

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFagales
familyFagaceae
genusCastaneaMiller 1754

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. Castanea Miller 1754 [chestnut]
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Castanea atavia Unger 1850
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Invalid names: Castanea ungeri Heer 1869 [synonym]
Castanea claibornensis Berry 1914
Castanea dolicophylla Cockerell 1908
Castanea fujiyamae Tanai 1970
Castanea intermedia Lesquereux 1878
Castanea protoantiqua Suzuki 1976
Castanea pulchella Knowlton 1899
Castanea pumila Linnaeus 1753
Castanea sativa Miller 1786
Diagnosis
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