Castanea

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin castanea. === Proper noun === Castanea f A taxonomic genus within the family Fagaceae – chestnuts. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Fagales – order; Fagaceae – family; Quercoideae - subfamily ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Castanea sativa (sweet chestnut) - type species; Castanea crenata (Japanese chestnut), Castanea dentata (American chestnut), Castanea henryi (Chinese chinkapin), Castanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut), Castanea ozarkensis (Ozark chinkapin), Castanea pumila (Allegheny chinkapin), Castanea seguinii (Seguin's chestnut) - other species; Castanea × neglecta - nothospecies === References === Chestnut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Castanea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Castanea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Castanea at USDA Plants database Castanea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Castanea at the Catalogue of Life Castanea at National Center for Biotechnology Information Quercoideae at APWeb Castanea at The Plant List “Castanea”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026