Castanea pumila

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Fagaceae
Genus: Castanea
Species: Castanea pumila

Name

Castanea pumila (L.) Mill., Gard. dict. ed. 8: Castanea no. 2 (1768).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Fagus pumila L., Sp. Pl.: 998. 1753.
Heterotypic
- Castanea alnifolia Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 217. 1818.
- Castanea margaretta var. angustifolia Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 46. 1924.
  - Castanea floridana var. angustifolia (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
- Castanea margaretta var. arcuata Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 40: 46. 1924.
  - Castanea floridana var. arcuata (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
- Castanea pumila var. ashei Sudw., Amer. Forest. 28: 301. 1922.
  - Castanea ashei (Sudw.) Sudw. ex Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 267. 1922.
  - Castanea pumila subsp. ashei (Sudw.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 19. 1982.
- Castanea chincapin K.Koch, Dendrologie 2(2): 24. 1873.
- Castanea alnifolia var. floridana Sarg., Bot. Gaz. 67: 242. 1919.
  - Castanea floridana (Sarg.) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 266. 1922.
  - Castanea alnifolia subsp. floridana (Sarg.) A.E.Murray, Kalmia 12: 19. 1982.
- Castanea pumila var. fulva Raf., New Fl. 3: 83. 1838.
- Castanea pumila var. margaretta Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 49: 265. 1922.
  - Castanea margaretta (Ashe) Ashe, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 50: 359. 1923.
  - Castanea floridana var. margaretta (Ashe) Ashe, Quart. Charleston Mus. 1: 30. 1925.
- Castanea nana Muhl., Cat. Pl. Amer. Sept.: 86. 1813.
  - Castanea pumila var. nana (Muhl.) A.DC. in A.P. de Candolle, Prodr. 16(2): 115. 1864.
- Fagus nana Du Roi ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 1: 624. 1840.
- Castanea paucispina Ashe, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 41: 268. 1926.
- Castanea alnifolia var. pubescens Nutt., N. Amer. Sylv. 1: 36. 1857.
- Fagus pumila var. serotina Walter, Fl. Carol.: 233. 1788.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Missouri, Oklahoma.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia.
- Regional: South-Central U.S.A.
  - Texas.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. : Castanea no. 2.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A. & Frodin, D. 1998. World Checklist and Bibliography of Fagales (Betulaceae, Corylaceae, Fagaceae and Ticodendraceae). VIII + 408 p. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 1-900347-46-6. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Castanea pumila in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jun 25. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Castanea pumila. Published online. Accessed: Jun 25 2021.
Tropicos.org 2021. Castanea pumila. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jun 2021.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Castanea pumila in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Allegeny chinkapin
українська: Каштан низькорослий