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Sapindaceae
Aesculus

*Aesculus hippocastanum Linnaeus. Common name: Horsechestnut. Phenology: May. Habitat: Urban and suburban areas, perhaps not definitely naturalized, but fairly often planted as a street tree and escaping as seedlings in the vicinity of plantings. Distribution: Native of se. Europe.

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Origin/Endemic status: Mediterranean Europe and Africa

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Can, F, FNA13, G, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, Du, Harris, & Xiang (2020), Hardin (1957a), Hardin (1957b); = n/a — RAB, Tat. Basionym: Aesculus hippocastanum L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Aesculus hippocastanum - FNA13

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