Aesculus assamica

Aesculus assamica
Inflorescence and palmate leaf
Close-up of individual flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species:
A. assamica
Binomial name
Aesculus assamica
Synonyms
List
    • Aesculus chuniana Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus khassyana C.R.Das & Majumdar
    • Aesculus lantsangensis Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus megaphylla Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus polyneura Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus polyneura var. dongchuanensis X.W.Li & W.Y.Yi
    • Aesculus punduana Wall. ex Hiern
    • Aesculus rupicola Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus tsiangii Hu & W.P.Fang
    • Aesculus wangii Hu
    • Aesculus wangii var. rupicola (Hu & W.P.Fang) W.P.Fang
    • Pavia khassyana Voigt
    • Pavia punduana Wall. ex Voigt
    • Pawia punduana Kuntze

Aesculus assamica (syn. Aesculus wangii), the Assam buckeye, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Sapindaceae. It is native to Tibet, southern China, the eastern Himalayas, Bangladesh, Assam, and mainland Southeast Asia, except Cambodia and Peninsular Malaysia. A deciduous tree typically 12 to 32 m (39 to 105 ft) tall, it is found in a variety of forest habitats at elevations from 100 to 2,000 m (300 to 6,600 ft). It is available from specialist nurseries.