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Fagaceae

Sweet chestnut

Castanea sativa Mill.

Family
Fagaceae
Genus
Castanea

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Sweet chestnut (Castanea sativa)
LeavesPhoto: Kian Hayles-Cotton, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (71)
Albanian
Gështenja e butë, * Gështenja, Gështenja, Gështenja pershkrimi morfologjik dhe perhapja
Arabic
كستناء حلو, أبو فروة, بلوط الملك, قسطل, قصطل
Armenian
Շագանակենի ցանովի
arz
كستناء حلو
azb
اکین شابالیدی
Azerbaijani
Əkin şabalıdı
bar
Kesten, Edelkastanie, Kastanien, Maroni
Basque
Gaztainondo, Gaztaina arrunt
Belarusian
Каштан праўдзівы
Bosnian
Pitomi kesten
Bulgarian
Сладък кестен, Обикновен кестен
Burmese
ဂုံးသီး, သစ်အယ်သီး
Catalan
Castanyer
Chinese
歐洲栗, 东欧栗, 欧洲板栗, 甘栗, 甜栗, 西洋栗
Corsican
Castagnu
Croatian
Pitomi kesten
Czech
Kaštanovník setý, Jedlý kaštan, Kaštan jedlý, Kaštanovník jedlý
Danish
Ægte kastanje
dsb
Pšawa kastanija
Dutch
Tamme kastanje
English
Sweet chestnut, European chestnut, Spanish chestnut
Esperanto
Ordinara kastaneo
Estonian
Harilik kastanipuu
Finnish
Jalokastanja, Kastanja
French
Châtaignier commun, Châtaignier, Châtaignier européen
frr
Echt Kastanje
fur
Cjastinâr
Galician
Castiñeiro, Castañeiro, Castiro
German
Edelkastanie, Echte Kastanie, Edel-Kastanie, Ess-Kastanie, Esskastanie, Esskastanien, Eßkastanie, Kastanie
grc
Καρύα Εὐβοϊκή
gsw
Edelkastanie
Hebrew
ערמון, ערמונים
hsb
Prawa kastanija, Jědźna kastanija, Włóski jěrowc
Hungarian
Szelídgesztenye, Gesztenyefa, Szelidgesztenye
Icelandic
Kastaníutré
Irish
Castán, Castán Eorpach, Castán inite
Italian
Castagno, Castagno europeo
Japanese
ヨーロッパグリ, スイートチェストナット, セイヨウグリ
kab
Idernen aẓidan
Korean
유럽밤나무
kw
Kesten
Latvian
Ēdamā kastaņa
Lithuanian
Valgomasis kaštainis
lmo
Castègn, Castègna
Luxembourgish
Séisskäschtebam
Macedonian
Питом костен
Nepali
ठूलो कटुस
Norwegian Bokmål
Edelkastanje, Ekte kastanje
Norwegian Nynorsk
Edelkastanje, Ekte kastanje
Occitan
Castanh, Castanhier, Castanhièr, Castanhèr, Chastanhier, Chastanhèir
Persian
شاهبلوط شیرین
pfl
Keschdebaam
Polish
Kasztan jadalny
Portuguese
Castanheiro, Castanheiro-da-europa, Castanheiros, Castanho
Romanian
Castan comestibil
Russian
Каштан посевной, Каштан благородный, Каштан европейский, Каштан съедобный
scn
Castagnu
Serbian
Питоми кестен
Serbian (Latin)
Pitomi kesten
shn
မၢၵ်ႇၵေႃႇ, မၢၵ်ႇၵူဝ်ႇ
Slovak
Gaštan jedlý
Slovenian
Pravi kostanj, Domači kostanj, Kostajn, Kostanj
Spanish
Castaño salvaje, Morso, Castano bravo, Castano silvestre, Castañal, Castañal bravo, Castañar, Castañeiro
Swedish
Äkta kastanj
Thai
เกาลัดหวาน
Turkish
Anadolu kestanesi
Ukrainian
Каштан їстівний, Каштан європейський
Vietnamese
Dẻ thơm
Walloon
Cascagnî ordinaire, Cascagne, Cascagnîs ordinaires, Kimon cascagnî
Welsh
Castanwydden bêr
wuu
欧洲栗

Synonyms

  • Castanea castanea (L.) H.Karst.
  • Castanea prolifera (K.Koch) Hickel
  • Castanea sativa f. discolor Vuk.
  • Castanea sativa var. hamulata A.Camus
  • Castanea sativa var. microcarpa Lavialle
  • Castanea sativa var. prolifera K.Koch
  • Castanea sativa var. spicata Husn.
  • Castanea vesca Gaertn.
  • Castanea vulgaris Lam.
  • Fagus castanea L.
  • Fagus castanea var. variegata Weston
  • Fagus procera Salisb.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.