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Synonyms: |
Castanea vesca Gaertn. |
Common names: | Sweet chestnut (English) |
Description: | Large deciduous tree to 30 m. Leaves 10-25 cm, oblong-lanceolate; margin serrate-dentate with aristate teeth; glabrous above, pubescent beneath, also becoming glabrous. Catkins 12-20 cm, with conspicuous white anthers; male flowers numerous; female few. Fruit 2-3.5 cm, brown, shiny. Cupule green, bearing dense branched spines. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | sativa: cultivated, not wild |
Flowering time: | Sep-Nov |
Worldwide distribution: | Native from the Mediterranean to the Caucasus; widely planted and naturalised elsewhere. |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Wednesday 29 July 2009 |
Literature: |
Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 221. |
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