As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Aesculus
This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 344 (1753)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000000812.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ◼︎ synonym | 127 | 74% |
| ◼︎ unplaced | 25 | 15% |
| ◼︎ accepted | 19 | 11% |
| Total | 171 |
Synonyms of Aesculus
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calothyrsus | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 2(1): 62–63. 1834. | wfo-4000006204 | ||
| Hippocastanum | Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4 : s.p. (1754) | wfo-4000017956 | ||
| Macrothyrsus | Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2 2: 61. 1834. | wfo-4000022795 | ||
| Nebropsis | Alsogr. Amer. : 68 (1838) | wfo-4000025426 | ||
| Ozotis | Alsogr. Amer. 71. 1838. | wfo-4000027622 | ||
| Pavia | Gard. Dict. Abr. (ed. 4) 1754. | wfo-4000028356 | ||
| Paviana | Fl. Ludov. 87. 1817 | wfo-4000028357 |
Species in Aesculus ( showing species 1 to 15 of 19)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passiflora herbertiana subsp. insulae-howei | Kew Bull. 26: 552 (1972) | wfo-0001364738 |
Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Aesculus:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aesculus arnoldiana | J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 43 (1924) | wfo-0000522238 | ||
| Aesculus balgiana | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 246 (1894) | wfo-0000522242 | ||
| Aesculus barbata | Alsogr. Amer. : 70 (1838) | wfo-0000522243 | ||
| Aesculus canadensis | Énum. Arbres : 31 (1877) | wfo-0000522248 | ||
| Aesculus carnea | Verz. Gew. Gart. Schwezingen : 12 (1818) | wfo-0000522249 | ||
| Aesculus carnea f. pendula | Bibl. Cult. Trees 430 1949 | — | wfo-0000734704 | |
| Aesculus carnea var. briotii | Trees Shrubs Brit. Is. 1: 168 1914 | — | wfo-0000522250 | |
| Aesculus carnea var. pendula | Trees Great Britain 2: 218 1907 | — | wfo-0000522251 | |
| Aesculus dallimorei | J. Roy. Hort. Soc. 81: 422 (1956) | wfo-0000522259 | ||
| Aesculus du-pontii | J. Arnold Arbor. 5: 46 (1924) | wfo-0000522265 | ||
| Aesculus dubia | Énum. Arbres : 31 (1877) | wfo-0000522264 | ||
| Aesculus floribunda | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 398 (1892) | wfo-0000522271 | ||
| Aesculus hemiacantha | Stud. Cercet. Şti. (Cluj) 5: 260 1954 | wfo-1000065779 | ||
| Aesculus hemiacantha | Fl. Republ. Socialist. Romania 5:256 1956 | wfo-1000065824 | ||
| Aesculus hirsuta | Ann. Blumisterei Gartenbesitz. 257 (1827) | wfo-1000071021 | ||
| Aesculus intermedia | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 32 (1840) | wfo-0000522294 | ||
| Aesculus japonica | Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 246 1909 | — | wfo-0001276978 | |
| Aesculus levigata | Alsogr. Amer. : 70 (1838) | wfo-0000522297 | ||
| Aesculus livida | Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 32 (1840) | wfo-0000522298 | ||
| Aesculus marylandica | Flottbecker Baumschul. 34. 1845 | wfo-1000036447 | ||
| Aesculus marylandica | Arbor. Muscav. [Petzold & Kirchner] 2: 168. 1864 [May 1864] | wfo-1200010240 | ||
| Aesculus plantierensis | Rev. Hort. (Paris) 66: 246 (1894) | wfo-0000522350 | ||
| Aesculus rubicunda | Herb. Gén. Amat. 6: t. 357. 1822 | wfo-1200009980 | ||
| Aesculus rubicunda var. rosea | Encycl. Trees Shrubs : 127 (1842) | wfo-0000734857 | ||
| Aesculus scarlatina | Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 22 (1830) | wfo-1000071019 | ||
| Aesculus sinensis | Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 5: 717, f. 116. 1889 | wfo-0001276979 | ||
| Aesculus spectabilis | Handb. Laubholzk. 2: 398 (1892) | wfo-0000522363 | ||
| Aesculus tomentosa | Geheimnisse Blumisterei 3: 22 (1830) | wfo-1000071020 | ||
| Aesculus turbinata var. pubescens | – | wfo-0000522368 | ||
| Aesculus woerlitzensis | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11: 396 (1912) | wfo-0000522378 | ||
| Aesculus woerlitzensis var. ellwangeri | Mitt. Deutsch. Dendrol. Ges. 22: 258 (1913 publ. 1914) | wfo-0000522379 |