Sapindaceae
Aesculus

Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook.

First published in Bot. Mag. 85: t. 5117 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is E. Afghanistan to Assam. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Assam, East Himalaya, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Great Britain

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Species Profiles

  • Bean, W.J. (1976). Trees & Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, Volume 1, 8th edition. John Murray, London.
  • Bhattarai, N.K. (1992). Medical ethnobotany in the Karnali Zone, Nepal. Econ. Bot. 46: 257-261.
  • Hardin, J.W. (1960). Studies in the Hippocastanaceae. V. Species of the Old World. Brittonia 12: 26-38.
  • Manandhar, N.P. (2002). Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press, Portland, Oregon.
  • National Institute of Science Communication (2000). The Wealth of India: A Dictionary of Indian Raw Materials and Industrial Products. First Supplement Series (Raw Materials). Vol.-1: A-Ci. CSIR, New Delhi.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Mehboob-ur-Rahman (2012). Wild plants of Swat, Pakistan 1: 1-281. Department of botany, govt. Jehanzeb post graduate college.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gamble, J.S. [4390A] India K003595077 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] K003595088 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24943] India K003595086 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595665 Yes
Gill, N. [489] India K003595096 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K003595090 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1188] India K000639551 Unknown Type Material Yes
Herb Royle [s.n.] India K003595092 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [s.n.] India K003595105 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003595078 Yes
Sprague, T.A. [89] India K003595109 Yes
Rich, H.H. [21] K003595084 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23645] India K003595098 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5884] India K003595081 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [26806] India K003595108 Yes
Haines, H.H. [5884] India K003595082 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595667 Yes
Gammie, G.A.; Duthie, J.F. [18420] K003595107 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595672 Yes
s.coll. [30] K003595659 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [53000] India K003595097 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595362 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [31124] India K003595114 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595675 Yes
[Lady Wheeler-Cuffe] [s.n.] Burma K003595660 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595361 Yes
Gill, N. [489] India K003595095 Yes
Barton [s.n.] K003595657 Yes
s.coll. [1068] India K003595085 Yes
Shah, M.; Khan, D. [1575] Pakistan K003595102 Yes
[E. J. C] [[1188]] India K003595093 Yes
Strachey, R.; Winterbottom, J.E. [s.n.] India K003595087 Yes
Herb Royle [s.n.] India K003595091 Yes
Deane, H. [s.n.] India K003595110 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595658 Yes
s.coll. [8] India K003595111 Yes
[J. N. L] [34] India K003595080 No
s.coll. [321] India K003595117 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003595113 Yes
Foreau, G.; S.J. [2403] India K003595099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595676 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [53000] India K003595100 No
Jacquemont [1497] K003595112 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [24240] India K003595104 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595094 Yes
Bourne [3730] India K003595079 Yes
Thomson, T. [1085] India K003595089 Yes
s.coll. [17103] India K003595116 Yes
Rich, H.H. [534] India K003595075 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595673 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [18000] Afghanistan K003595018 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003595106 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595363 Yes
s.coll. [6727] India K003595118 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595671 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003595076 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595115 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595666 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595360 Yes
Webb, W.S. [1188] K000640855 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003595670 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [295] India K003595103 Yes
Shah, M.; Khan, D. [2081] Pakistan K003595101 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [30867] Pakistan Aesculus indica var. concolor K000640856 Type Yes

Sources

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    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

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