Aesculus sect. Aesculus

Aesculus hippocastanum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Hippocastanoideae
Tribus: Hippocastaneae
Genus: Aesculus
Sectio: Aesculus sect. Aesculus
Species: A. hippocastanum – A. turbinata
Nothospecies: A. × hemiacantha

Name

Aesculus sect. Aesculus, autonym

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aesculus sect. Euaesculus Pax, Natl. Pflanzenfam. (Engler & Prantl) 35: 275 (1893).
  • Aesculus sect. Hippocastanum (Mill.) Koch, Hort. Dendr. 59 (1853).
  • Hippocastanum Mill., Gard. Diet. ed. 4. 2 (1754).
  • Hippocaztanum Raf., Alsog. Am. 70 (1838).

References

• Forest, F., Drouin, J.N., Charest, R., Brouillet, L. & Bruneau, A. 2001. A morphological phylogenetic analysis of Aesculus L. and Billia Peyr. (Sapindaceae). Canadian Journal of Botany 79(2): 154-169. DOI: 10.1139/b00-146Reference page. 
• Harris, A.J., Xiang, Q.-Y. & Thomas, D.T. 2009. Phylogeny, origin, and biogeographic history of Aesculus L. (Sapindales) – an update from combined analysis of DNA sequences, morphology, and fossils. Taxon 58(1): 108–126. DOI: 10.1002/tax.581012 JSTOR Reference page.