Chestnut

For other uses of "chestnut", see Chestnut (disambiguation). For other uses of "chinquapin" or "chinkapin", see Chinquapin (disambiguation). For other uses of "Castanea", see Castanea (disambiguation).

Chestnut
Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
The edible nut being sold at a market
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Fagaceae
Subfamily: Castaneoideae
Genus: Castanea
Mill.
Species

The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.[1][2][3] They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.

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  2. ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Castanea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ^ "Castanea". Flora Europaea. Edinburgh: Royal Botanical Garden. 2008.