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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

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

Ornamental flowering tree 10 to 15 m high; large compound leaves of 3 to 7 leathery green leaflets 8-15 cm long, with prominent rigs and serrate margins; in April-May a mature tree bears hundreds of 20 cm plumes of soft pink to red flowers, in center a yellow eye; brown prickly fruit 4 cm dia.

OBS

Tropical tree (Midwestern U.S.)

OBS

A tree of the family Hippocastanaceae.

French

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

Arbre de la famille des Hippocastanacées.

Spanish

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