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Castanea dentata

(Marshall) Borkh. (1800)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fagales Family: Fagaceae Genus: Castanea

American chestnut

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Theor. Prakt. Handb. Forstbot. 1: 741 (1800)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Castanea dentata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Planted in Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass) pasture with other nut trees. Preserved_Specimen Cuddihy, L.W. 612 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
2 Castanea dentata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Planted in Pennisetum clandestinum (kikuyu grass) pasture with other nut trees. Preserved_Specimen Cuddihy, L.W. 612 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
3 Castanea dentata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Planted in Kikuyu grass pasture, along with Juglans, Corylus, and Carya. Preserved_Specimen Anderson, S.J. 406 Hawaii BISH 1980-10-01
4 Castanea dentata Locality redacted. Contact Bishop Museum Botany Department for details Vegetation: Area has been historically planted with alien vegetation with Montane Mesic Forest remnants. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 50012 Maui BISH 2000-05-13
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