Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFagales
FamilyFagaceae
GenusCastanea
Scientific name with authorshipCastanea sativa Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
Castanea castanea (L.) H.Karst.Castanea fastigiata BriotCastanea prolifera (K.Koch) HickelCastanea sativa f. asplenifolia (Lodd. ex Loudon) RehderCastanea sativa f. aureovariegata Beissn.Castanea sativa f. discolor Vuk.Castanea sativa f. fastigiata (Briot) RehderCastanea sativa f. prolifera K.KochCastanea sativa f. purpurea (A.Henry) RehderCastanea sativa f. pyramidalis (Mottet) RehderCastanea sativa f. variegata RehderCastanea sativa subsp. pyramidalis MottetCastanea sativa var. asplenifolia Lodd.Castanea sativa var. asplenifolia Lodd. ex LoudonCastanea sativa var. fastigiata (Briot) A.CamusCastanea sativa var. hamulata A.CamusCastanea sativa var. microcarpa LavialleCastanea sativa var. prolifera (K.Koch) A.CamusCastanea sativa var. prolifera K.KochCastanea sativa var. purpurea A.HenryCastanea sativa var. pyramidalis (Mottet) BeanCastanea sativa var. spicata Husn.Castanea sativa var. typica SeemenCastanea vesca Gaertn.Castanea vesca var. affinis RissoCastanea vesca var. albida RissoCastanea vesca var. argentata RissoCastanea vesca var. aurata RissoCastanea vesca var. aureovirgata Anon.Castanea vesca var. christ RissoCastanea vesca var. computensis RissoCastanea vesca var. corticata RissoCastanea vesca var. delserei RissoCastanea vesca var. domestica RissoCastanea vesca var. dubia RissoCastanea vesca var. echinata RissoCastanea vesca var. elongata RissoCastanea vesca var. fauraut RissoCastanea vesca var. fructifera RissoCastanea vesca var. garelia RissoCastanea vesca var. hyacintha RissoCastanea vesca var. laciniata RissoCastanea vesca var. latissima RissoCastanea vesca var. lineata RissoCastanea vesca var. lutea RissoCastanea vesca var. marrona RissoCastanea vesca var. maxima RissoCastanea vesca var. media RissoCastanea vesca var. nigra RissoCastanea vesca var. oblonga RissoCastanea vesca var. parvifolia RissoCastanea vesca var. pilosa RissoCastanea vesca var. praecox RissoCastanea vesca var. rubra RissoCastanea vesca var. rufa RissoCastanea vesca var. sativa GrayCastanea vesca var. serotina RissoCastanea vesca var. siria RissoCastanea vesca var. strictifolia RissoCastanea vesca var. subalpina RissoCastanea vesca var. thyrsoidea RissoCastanea vesca var. triangularis RissoCastanea vesca var. tristis RissoCastanea vesca var. variabilis RissoCastanea vesca var. variegata LoudonCastanea vesca var. vesubiana RissoCastanea vulgaris Lam.Fagus castanea L.Fagus castanea var. variegata WestonFagus procera Salisb.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Gene source
Material
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier295349-1
Use codesGS HF MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo
Contributing checklist sources
Kew Economic Botany CollectionEuropean Red List of Medicinal PlantsUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2Plant Resources of South-East Asia
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.