Aesculus glabra Willd.

  • Filed As

    Sapindaceae
    Aesculus glabra Willd.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6940, 13 Apr 2009

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. The New York Botanical Garden, E of the Operations maintenance yards and W of the Bronx River Parkway.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed soil.

  • Description

    Tree 4-5 m tall, the trunk 8 cm diam; bark pale brown, rough but not furrowed nor scaly; leaves of most individuals here greenish, some individuals more copperish color. These trees appear to be spontaneous. There are several ages here ranging from saplings 1 m tall to one large tree 12 m tall and ca 30 cm diam. Even the juveniles are producing inflorescences.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088443

    Occurrence ID: 1bd99397-a2be-467f-b669-dfd63e0d9e8b

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122241, D. E. Atha 6940, Aesculus glabra Willd. - Accepted : Sapindaceae (191.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Sapindaceae

  • All Determinations

    Aesculus glabra Willd. det D. E. Atha, 2009
    Note: ! D. Atha (NY), 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Bronx Co.

  • Locality

    The New York Botanical Garden, E of the Operations maintenance yards and W of the Bronx River Parkway

  • Elevation

    Alt. 23 m. (75 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8603, -73.8731

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Specimen databased in KE Emu at NY
Hippocastanaceae
Aesculus glabra Willd.
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. New York: Bronx Co. The New York
Botanical Garden, E of the Operations maintenance yards and W of the
Bronx River Parkway. 40.86031 IN, 73.873135W (± 5 m), ca 23 m.
Disturbed soil.
Tree 4-5 m tall, the trunk 8 cm diam; bark pale brown, rough but not
furrowed nor scaly; leaves of most individuals here greenish, some
individuals more copperish color. These trees appear to be spontaneous.
There are several ages here ranging from saplings 1 m tall to one large tree
12 m tall and ca 30 cm diam. Even the juveniles are producing
inflorescences. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6940	13 Apr 2009
The New York Botanical Garden
01088443