Taxonomy
Nomenclature Melissopalynology
Aesculus hippocastanum
Classifier
L.
Distribution
North and Central America, Europe, South Africa, South Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Kazakhstan
Utility
It is used for starch, tannin, as a dye, as soap and for the wood. It is used in Medicine for its properties. It is widely cultivated for ornament in streets and parks throughout the temperate world. In Britain and Ireland, the seeds are used for the popular children's game conkers. The flower is the symbol of the city of Kiev. Biodiversity.
Flowering time
IV - V
Pollen characteristic
- Aperture: Tricolporate
- Polar View:Circular
- Equatorial view :Subprolate
Equatorial view
Equatorial view: Subprolate
Equatorial view
Equatorial view: Subprolate
Equatorial view
Equatorial view: Subprolate
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