Sapindaceae
Aesculus

Aesculus flava Sol.

First published in J.Hope, Cat. Arb. Frut. Hort. Edinb. Cres. 1778: 1 (1778)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Central & E. U.S.A. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

Introduced into:

Germany, Poland

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. K003595563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595464 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. [117] United States K003595248 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595469 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K003595236 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595455 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595497 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595520 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26108] K003595492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595454 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] United States K003595242 Yes
Harbison, T.G. [623] United States K003595241 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595480 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26108] K003595493 Yes
Nicholson, G. [s.n.] K003595502 Yes
Braun, A.C.H. [s.n.] K003595471 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595521 Yes
Clausen, R.T. [7733] United States K003595235 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595481 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595482 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595458 Yes
Delille [s.n.] K003595513 Yes
s.coll. K003595568 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003595246 No
Harbison, T.G. [622] United States K003595244 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595485 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595463 Yes
Brumbach, W.C. [7180] United States K003595249 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595510 Yes
Small, J.K. [s.n.] United States K003595238 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595509 Yes
Harbison, T.G. [30] United States K003595243 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595470 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595504 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595514 Yes
s.coll. United States K003595571 Yes
Harbison, T.G. [1614] United States K003595245 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595498 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003595239 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595489 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595453 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595461 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003595237 Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [35962] K001069191 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003595524 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595465 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595468 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595496 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595476 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595488 Yes
s.coll. K003595562 Yes
Herre, H. United States K003595570 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595522 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595503 Yes
Herre, H. United States K003595569 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595517 Yes
Woods [249] K003595486 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595500 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K003595240 Yes
Ziesché [s.n.] K003595511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595467 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595487 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003595523 Yes
Olney, S.T.; Metcalf, J. [118] United States K003595247 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595490 Yes
Arboretum, A. [s.n.] K003595505 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595491 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595484 Yes
s.coll. K003595565 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595512 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595518 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595519 Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [35963] K001069192 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595501 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595506 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595462 Yes
August [s.n.] K003595483 Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [35982] Aesculus octandra K001069194 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images