Genus Aesculus L.


Summary
Genus number:
245
Last updated:
30 March 2012
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Hippocastanoideae
Common name(s):

buckeye, horse-chestnut
Accession count:

99 (65  active, 19  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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Subdivisions of Aesculus L.
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References:
  1. Don, R. & S. Ducournau. 2018. International Seed Testing Association handbook on seedling evaluation Appendix 2:A2-1.
  2. Forest, F. et al. 2001. A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae). Canad. J. Bot. 79:154-169.
  3. Harris, A. J. et al. 2009. Phylogeny, origin, and biogeographic history of Aesculus L. (Sapindales) – an update from combined analysis of DNA sequences, morphology, and fossils. Taxon 58:108-126.
  4. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
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=245. Accessed 30 September 2026.