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Horse Chestnut🍁
Aesculus turbinata
トチノキ
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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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
Sources & References
🤖Claude AI
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