What is Aesculus indica?
{{Italic title}} {{Speciesbox |image = |image_caption = |image2 = Aesculus indica Sydney Pearce.jpg |genus = Aesculus |species = indica |authority = ([[Wall.]] ex [[Cambess.]]) [[Hook.]] |synonyms = ''Pavia indica'' [[Wall.]] ex [[Cambess.]]<br> ''Pavia indica'' Royle<br> ''Pawia indica'' [[Otto Kuntze|Kuntze]] |synonyms_ref=<ref name=powo>{{Cite web|url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60450399-2|title=Aesculus indica (Wall. ex Cambess.) Hook. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science|website=Plants of the World Online|access-date=2020-02-05}}</ref> }} '''''Aesculus indica''''' (or the '''Indian''' or '''Himalayan Horse Chestnut''') is a [[tree]]. It grows to about {{convert|30|m}} with a spread of about {{convert|12|m}}. It best grows in -15°C (5°F), USDA zones 7-9.<ref name=st63>Aesculus indica Fact Sheet ST-63 http://hort.ufl.edu/database/documents/pdf/tree_fact_sheets/aesinda.pdf</ref> It is in flower from June to July. The seeds ripen in October. The flowers are [[Hermaphrodite|hermaphroditic]]. There are many white blossoms during May and June. The plant is pollinated by bees. Its leaves are 10–20&nbsp;cm long by 2–6&nbsp;cm wide. The mature tree forms a round canopy. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Plants of Asia]] [[Category:Sapindaceae]] {{biology-stub}}