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Aesculus indica (Colebr. ex Cambess.) Hook.

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
Deutsch Indische Rosskastanie
English Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut
Français Marronnier de l'Himalaya; Marronnier d'Inde
Italiano Indische Rosskastanie
Suomi Indische Rosskastanie
Norsk Indische Rosskastanie
Čeština Indische Rosskastanie
Español Indische Rosskastanie
Svenska Indische Rosskastanie
Polski Indische Rosskastanie
Український Indische Rosskastanie
Român Indische Rosskastanie
Русский Indische Rosskastanie
Български Indische Rosskastanie
EESTI Indische Rosskastanie
日本語 Indische Rosskastanie
Other names

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Afghanistan (Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan); Pakistan (Baluchistan [I], Swat, Hazara, Dir, Chitral, Murree); N-India (Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya); Nepal; Bhutan; Myanmar; N-Thailand; Laos
States and Territories Afghanistan (Kabul, Kunar / Nuristan); Pakistan (Baluchistan [I], Swat, Hazara, Dir, Chitral, Murree); N-India (Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Meghalaya); Nepal; Bhutan; Myanmar; N-Thailand; Laos
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Sapindaceae
Genus Aesculus
Species indica
Author citation (Colebr. ex Cambess.) Hook.
Scientific name Aesculus indica (Colebr. ex Cambess.) Hook.

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

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 0.4-0.55 kg/m3

Appearances

Bark

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

Seed

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Seeds , ©Dennis Wilson

Fall Leaves

Indian horse-chestnut; Himalayan horse chestnut

AEIN , Fall Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson