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| Chestnut | |
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| Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa) | |
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| The edible nut being sold at a market | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Fagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Castaneoideae |
| Genus: | Castanea Mill. |
| Species | |
The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Castanea, in the beech family Fagaceae. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.[1][2][3] They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
- ^ Huang, Chengjiu; Zhang, Yongtian; Bartholomew, Bruce. "Castanea". Flora of China. Vol. 4 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ Nixon, Kevin C. (1997). "Castanea". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 3. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Castanea". Flora Europaea. Edinburgh: Royal Botanical Garden. 2008.