Genus Castanea Daubenton


Summary
Genus number:
2153
Last updated:
5 March 2025
Family:
Fagaceae
Subfamily:
Castaneoideae
Common name(s):

chestnut
Accession count:

1009 (26  active, 5  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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References:
  1. Don, R. & S. Ducournau. 2018. International Seed Testing Association handbook on seedling evaluation Appendix 2:A2-2.
  2. Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
  3. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  4. Zhou, W. & Q.-Y. Xiang. 2022. Phylogenomics and biogeography of Castanea (chestnut) and Hamamelis (witch-hazel) - choosing between RAD-seq and Hyb-Seq approaches. Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 176:107592. DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2022.107592.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=2153. Accessed 27 September 2026.