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Aesculus (horse chestnut genus) Life
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Thirteen to 19 species, native to temperate regions of the
Northern Hemisphere. Three species and one hybrid are cultivated in southern
Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Aesculus hippocastanum (Common
horse chestnut)
Native to Greece and Albania. See
Wikipedia |
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Aesculus indica (Indian horse
chestnut)
Native to India and Pakistan. |
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Aesculus parviflora (Dwarf
buckeye, Bottlebrush buckeye)
Native to southeastern USA. See
Wikipedia |
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Aesculus x carnea (Red horse
chestnut)
A hybrid of Aesculus pavia (Red buckeye) and
Aesculus hippocastanum (Common horse chestnut). See
Wikipedia |
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