| Synonym | Castanea vesca |
| Species | Castanea sativa (Sweet Chestnut) |
| Genus | Castanea (sweet chestnuts) |
| Family | FAGACEAE (forest trees) |
| Order | FAGALES (forest trees) |
| Subclass | EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
| Class | MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
| Phylum | TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
| Kingdom | PLANTAE (plants) |
| Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
| Life | BIOTA (living things) |
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