Castanea (genus)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > planta (vegetación) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Fagales (order) > Fagaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus containing around 10 species of tall , deciduous ornamental and timber trees having furrowed bark and lance-shaped leaves; native to temperate regions of native to temperate zones in the North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Some species produce a light reddish brown wood used for construction and other purposes, and also extracts producing a vegetable dye.
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Otros términos
- Castanea (genus) [en]
- Castanea (genus) [la]
- chestnut (genus) [en]
- Edelkastanie (genus) [en]
- chinkapin (chestnut genus) [en]
- chinquapin (chestnut genus) [en]
- kastanje (genus) [nl]
- kastanje (genus) [da]
- châtaignier (genus) [fr]
- castagno (genus) [it]
- kasztan (genus) [pl]
- ches-nut (genus) [en]
- chesse nut (genus) [en]
- chesten nut (genus) [en]
- chestnot-tree (genus) [en]
- chest nut (genus) [en]
- chestnutte (genus) [en]