Aesculus hippocastanum
A species in the Sapindaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Sapindales
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Aesculus
- Species
- Aesculus hippocastanum
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1753
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Aesculus hippocastanum. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
17 synonyms in this snapshot
- Aesculus asplenifoliaName author: Loudon
- Aesculus castaneaName author: Gilib.
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. beaumaniiName author: (C.K.Schneid.) Dole
- Aesculus hippocastanum f. pendulaName author: (Puvill.) Rehder
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. argenteovariegataName author: Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. aureovariegataName author: Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. beaumaniiName author: C.K.Schneid.
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. flore-plenoName author: Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. incisaName author: Booth ex Loudon
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. pendulaName author: Puvill.
- Aesculus hippocastanum var. variegataName author: Loudon
- Aesculus memmingeriName author: K.Koch
- Aesculus proceraName author: Salisb.
- Aesculus septenataName author: Stokes
- Hippocastanum aesculusName author: Cav.
- Hippocastanum vulgareName author: Gaertn.
- Pawia hippocastanumName author: (L.) Kuntze
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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