Showing Food European chestnut
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| Name | European chestnut | ||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Castanea sativa | ||||||||||
| Description | Castanea sativa is a species of deciduous tree with an edible seed. It is commonly called sweet chestnut and marron. Originally native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor, it is now widely dispersed throughout Europe and in some localities in temperate Asia. The tree is hardy, long-lived and well known for its chestnuts, which are used as an ingredient in cooking. | ||||||||||
| Primary ID | FOOD00363 | ||||||||||
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| Group | Nuts | ||||||||||
| Sub-Group | Nuts | ||||||||||
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| Superkingdom | Eukaryota | ||||||||||
| Kingdom | Viridiplantae | ||||||||||
| Phylum | Streptophyta | ||||||||||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | ||||||||||
| Order | Fagales | ||||||||||
| Family | Fagaceae | ||||||||||
| Genus | Castanea | ||||||||||
| Species | sativa | ||||||||||
| Variety | Not Available | ||||||||||
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| ITIS ID | 506541 | ||||||||||
| Wikipedia ID | Castanea sativa | ||||||||||
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| Content Reference | — Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004). — U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page. — Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181. | ||||||||||