| Family |
Fagaceae |
| Scientific name |
Castanea crenata Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Synonyms |
Castanea japonica Blume; Castanea pubinervis (Makino) C. K. Schneider;
Castanea stricta Siebold & Zuccarini; Castanea vesca Gaertner var.
pubinervis Hasskarl |
| Common name |
(Japanese common name) kuri |
| (English common name) Japanese chestnut |
| Distribution |
(Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu |
| (Other nations) Korea |
| Chromosomal number |
2n=24 |
| Description |
Plants 15-20m. Leaves 7-15cm length. Flowers flowering in June to July.
Fruits 1.5-2cm. Deciduous. Arbor trees. |
| Reference |
Castanea crenata Siebold & Zucc. |
| Castanea crenata Siebold & Zuccarini |
| Herbicidal compounds, preparation thereof and herbicides containing the same (US Patent 4226610/1980) |
| Herbicidal compositions (US Patent 4265654/1981) |
| Herbicidal compositions and herbicidal processes (US Patent 4309208/1982) |
| Flavor composition and method (US Patent 5057424/1991) |
| Method of producing brassinosteroids (US Patent 5084388/1992) |
| Dyed textile products and a method of producing them (US Patent 5221289/1993) |
| Natural polyphenolic-containing vegetable extract modified bitumen and anti-stripper compositions, method of manufacture and use (US Patent 5578118/1996) |
| Polyphenolic vegetable extract/surfactant compositions as universal bitumen/water emulsifiers (US Patent 5650000/1997) |
| Polyphenolic surfactant compositions as universal bitumen/water emulsifiers (US Patent 6103000/2000) |
| Lectin compositions and methods for modulating an immune response to an antigen (US Patent 20040039156) |
| Carbohydrase inhibitors derived from fagaceous plants and use thereof (US Patent 20070264368) |
