Taxon: Castanea sativa Mill.

Summary

Genus:

Castanea

Family:

Fagaceae

Subfamily:

Castaneoideae

Nomen number:

9445

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Castanea no. 1. 1768

Verified:

05/18/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

56 (2 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Fagus procera Salisb.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Castanea vesca Gaertn.
Castanea vulgaris Lam.
Fagus castanea L.

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Links

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Batista, D. et al. 2009. Segregation of SSR and AFLP loci in chestnut F1 hybrids (Castanea sativa × C. crenata / C. mollissima). Acta Hort. 844:249-256.
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1282. Note: re. German common names
Fernandez-Lopez, J. 2011. Identification of the genealogy of interspecific hybrids between Castanea sativa, Castanea crenata and Castanea mollissima. Forest Syst. 20:65-80.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. 1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nishio, S. et al. 2011. Genetic diversity of Japanese chestnut cultivars assessed by SSR markers. Breed. Sci. 61:109-120.
Peintner, U. et al. 2007. Soil fungal communities in a Castanea sativa (chestnut) forest producing large quantities of Boletus edulis sensu lato (porcini): where is the mycelium of porcini? Environm. Microbiol. 9:880-889. DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01208.x.
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: mentions
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:324.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	European chestnut	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	Spanish chestnut	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	sweet chestnut	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	châtaignier commun	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Edel-Kastanie	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1282. Note: re. German common names
German	Eßkastanie	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Marone	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1282. Note: re. German common names
Italian	castagno	2	International Seed Testing Association. 1971. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 2. Trees.
Portuguese	castanheiro-comum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	castaño común	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	regoldo	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedish	äkta kastanj	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria		n.	Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia			Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary		w.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sardinia, Sicily	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	North Macedonia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia			Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China			Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan			Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Korea			Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey			Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Bhutan			Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Malesia	Indonesia			Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:324.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
2	Cultivated	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India			Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
4	Naturalized	Europe		Europe			Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece			Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy	Sardegna		Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy	Sicilia		Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		s. & Corsica	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain		n.e.	Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria (n.), Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Hungary (w.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia, Sicily), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia

Cultivated
Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India
MALESIA: Indonesia

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom
MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Ukraine
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Romania
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France (incl. Corsica), Portugal

Naturalized
Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India

Europe

MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Slovakia
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Bulgaria, Greece, Italy [Sardegna, Sicilia]
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (n.e.), France (s. & Corsica)
REGION: Europe

Reference(s)

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India. 1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Govaerts, R. & D. G. Frodin. 1998. World checklist and bibliography of Fagales
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist.
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Jalas, J. & J. Suominen. 1972-. Atlas florae europaeae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:324.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	host for edible fungus	host of Boletus edulis	Peintner, U. et al. 2007. Soil fungal communities in a Castanea sativa (chestnut) forest producing large quantities of Boletus edulis sensu lato (porcini): where is the mycelium of porcini? Environm. Microbiol. 9:880-889. DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2006.01208.x.
Human food	nut		Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1993. Flora europaea, ed. 2.
Human food	nut		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human food	nut		Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Materials	wood	timber	Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=9445. Accessed 15 April 2026.