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Sapindaceae

Yellowhorn

Xanthoceras sorbifolium Bunge

Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Xanthoceras

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Yellowhorn: Xanthoceras sorbifolium in the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna
Photo: Athenchen, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (19)
Arabic
صفراء القرون غبيرائية الورق
Azerbaijani
Üçəzyarpaq çaqqalqozu
Chinese
文冠果, 文冠果属, 文冠果屬, 崖木瓜, 文光果, 文冠木, 文冠树, 文冠花
Czech
Žlutoroh jeřábolistý, Žlutoroh
Danish
Xanthoceras
English
Yellowhorn, Yellow-horn
French
Xanthoceras
frr
Güülhurn
German
Gelbhorn
Japanese
ブンカンカ
Korean
기름밤나무
mnc
ᡧᡠᠯᡩᡝᡵᡳ ᡨᡠᠪᡳᡥᡝ
Norwegian Bokmål
Xanthoceras, Xanthoceroideae
Polish
Kasztanek jarzębolistny, Kasztanek
Portuguese
Xanthoceras
Russian
Ксантоцерас рябинолистный, Xanthoceroideae, Ксантоцерас, Ксантоцерасовые, Чекалкин орех, Чекалкин орех рябинолистный
Slovak
Žltoroh jarabinolistý, Žltoroh
Spanish
Xanthoceras
Swedish
Blomsterkastanj

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial

Photos

Sources: classification 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.