Categories Nuts & Seeds | Chestnut (Horse-Chestnut) Horse-Chestnut Botanical name: Aesculus hippocastanum Other name(s): Conker Tree Family: Sapindaceae More infos: Horse-Chestnut is not related to the Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) Sweet Chestnuts (left) and Horse-Chestnuts (right). Related plants:Acer campestre Acer negundo Acer palmatum Acer platanoides Aesculus hippocastanum Aesculus parviflora Aesculus × carnea cv. Chestnut (Bottlebrush Buckeye) Goldenrain-Tree Koelreuteria paniculata Lychee