Aesculus hippocastanum

Aesculus hippocastanum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Aesculus hippocastanum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

A close up of flowers of Aesculus hippocastanum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Aesculus hippocastanum.<br>Photographer: John Smith-Dodsworth, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>.

Flowering, in cultivation, Southland.<br>Photographer: Jesse Bythell, Date taken: 16/11/2012, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common name

horse chestnut

Family

Hippocastanaceae

Authority

Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Flora category

Vascular – Exotic

Structural class

Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons

Flower colours

Red/Pink, White

Year naturalised

1983

Origin

Probably the Balkans

Etymology

aesculus: Ancient Latin name for an oak or mast bearing tree

hippocastanum: From the Greek hippos ‘horse’ and the Latin castanea, the chestnut tree described by Virgil