Ungnadia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, containing one species, Ungnadia speciosa, commonly known as the Mexican buckeye. It is native to northern Mexico, as well as Texas a
The genus Aesculus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae. They are trees and shrubs, mostly native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere, but one species into subtropical areas of so
Ungnadia
…horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) to Vienna in 1576, introducing the plant into western Europe. It differs from the buckeyes in the related genus Aesculus but the seeds and nuts are similar. Another similar related genus is the soapberry (genus Sapindus). Ungnadia seeds are poisonous despite their sweetness…
Aesculus hippocastanum.001 Culleredo
Aesculus glabra Ohio buckeye
Flower of Aesculus × carnea, the red horse-chestnut
Germinating seed of a horse-chestnut still half-enclosed in its shell, while the root has already reached the soil