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HORSECHESTNUT [2 records]

Record 1 2016-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Plant Diseases
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

The horse chestnut leaf miner is a moth whose larvae feed on the leaves of horse chestnut trees.

Key term(s)
  • horse chestnut leafminer
  • horse-chestnut leaf miner
  • horsechestnut leaf miner
  • horsechestnut leafminer
  • horse-chestnut leafminer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Maladies des plantes
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

La chenille de ce papillon provoque une chute prématurée des feuilles et fragilise les arbres.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Hippocastanaceae (Sapindaceae).

Key term(s)
  • horsechestnut
  • common horsechestnut
  • common horse-chestnut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre de la famille des Hippocastanaceae (Sapindaceae).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Árbol caducifolio de la familia hipocastanáceas, de 10-30 m de altura.

OBS

La tintura preparada con las semillas se emplea en medicina popular como vasoconstrictor contra las hemorroides, flebitis, etc. De ellas se obtiene, además, saponina, usada industrialmente, y aceite, que puede utilizarse en la alimentación humana.

OBS

Se cultiva principalmente como árbol de adorno por las flores, y como árbol de sombra por su copa ancha y espesa lo mismo en los jardines, aislado, o en las avenidas, dispuesto en serie.

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