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Aesculus chinensis Bunge

Chinese horse chestnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Chinesische Rosskastanie
English Chinese horse chestnut
Français Chinesische Rosskastanie
Italiano Chinesische Rosskastanie
Suomi Chinesische Rosskastanie
Norsk Chinesische Rosskastanie
Čeština Chinesische Rosskastanie
Español Chinesische Rosskastanie
Svenska Chinesische Rosskastanie
Polski Chinesische Rosskastanie
Український Chinesische Rosskastanie
Român Chinesische Rosskastanie
Русский Chinesische Rosskastanie
Български Chinesische Rosskastanie
EESTI Chinesische Rosskastanie
日本語 Chinesische Rosskastanie
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions China
States and Territories China (Hebei, N-Henan, S-Jiangsu, S-Shaanxi, S-Shanxi, N-Zhejiang)

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Aesculus
Species chinensis
Author citation Bunge
Scientific name Aesculus chinensis Bunge

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Microscopic features

Containers zerstreutporig
Intkey https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/hipae-ho.htm

Macroscopic features

Wood odor Kein ausgeprägter Geruch
Growth ring boundaries clearly recognizable
Heartwood without color stripes
Strip in the heartwood Ohne Farbstreifen
Color heartwood gelb bis hell

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Bark

Chinese horse chestnut

, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson