Aesculus

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plant genus taxon

Aesculus is a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs commonly known as buckeyes and horse chestnuts, valued for their showy flowers and distinctive large seeds.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Aesculus canonical	2
Aesculus hippocastanum	2
Aesculus glabra	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ
barkCharacteristic	often rough or scaly bark ⓘ
class	Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	buckeyes ⓘ horse chestnuts ⓘ
cultivation	commonly cultivated in temperate climates ⓘ
division	Magnoliophyta ⓘ
ecologicalRole	provides nectar for pollinators ⓘ
etymology	genus name derived from Latin Aesculus, a kind of oak ⓘ
family	Sapindaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
flowerCharacteristic	showy flowers ⓘ
flowerColor	pink ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
floweringSeason	spring ⓘ
fruitType	capsule ⓘ
growthForm	shrub ⓘ tree ⓘ
inflorescenceType	upright panicles ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement	opposite ⓘ
leafType	deciduous ⓘ palmately compound leaves ⓘ
nativeTo	Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
notableSpecies	Aesculus californica NERFINISHED ⓘ Aesculus flava NERFINISHED ⓘ Aesculus glabra NERFINISHED ⓘ Aesculus hippocastanum NERFINISHED ⓘ Aesculus pavia NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ
pollination	insect-pollinated ⓘ
seedCharacteristic	large seeds ⓘ seeds enclosed in a spiny or warty capsule ⓘ shiny brown seeds ⓘ
seedCoat	seeds have a glossy seed coat ⓘ
seedDispersal	gravity-dispersed seeds ⓘ
seedShape	seed resembles a chestnut ⓘ
shadeTolerance	moderately shade tolerant ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ
toxicity	many parts are poisonous if ingested ⓘ
urbanUse	often planted along avenues and in large gardens ⓘ
use	ornamental tree ⓘ street and park planting ⓘ
woodUse	limited timber value ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sapindaceae → containsGenus → Aesculus ⓘ

Sapindaceae → includesSpecies → Aesculus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculus hippocastanum

Sapindaceae → includesToxicSpecies → Aesculus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculus hippocastanum

Ohio buckeye → genus → Aesculus ⓘ

Ohio buckeye → binomialName → Aesculus ⓘ

this entity surface form: Aesculus glabra