Horse Chestnut

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Horse Chestnut🍁

Aesculus turbinata

トチノキ

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ムクロジ科木本落葉樹山地食用在来種

A deciduous tree of the Sapindaceae family with large palmately compound leaves and beautiful upright conical white inflorescences. Its seeds, after leaching out the bitterness, are used to make tochimochi (horse chestnut rice cakes).

Identification Points

  • 大型の掌状複葉で小葉は5〜7枚
  • 花序は円錐状に直立する
  • 球形の果実が裂けて栗に似た種子を出す

Habitat

北海道〜九州の山地谷沿い

Season

5〜6月(花)/9〜10月(果実)

3D Specimen Model

Kyushu University, Shikano Lab (CC0)

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Morphological TraitsAI-estimated, needs verification

Leaf arrangement

Alternate

Venation

Pinnate

Ovary position

Superior

Phylogenetic Positionムクロジ科

Phylogenetic Position

Angiosperms > Eudicots > Sapindales > Sapindaceae

Divergence Era

Late Cretaceous to Paleogene

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Sources & References

🤖Claude AI

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