
Carya
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hickory, hickory tree
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyJuglandaceae
Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana
Observations recorded106,620
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Key facts
- Nutritional value.name
- Hickory nuts (Carya spp.), dried
- Nutritional value.water
- 2.65 g
- Nutritional value.kJ
- 2749
- Nutritional value.protein
- 12.72 g
- Nutritional value.fat
- 64.37 g
- Nutritional value.satfat
- 7.038 g
- Nutritional value.monofat
- 32.611 g
- Nutritional value.polyfat
- 21.886 g <!--
- Nutritional value.ash
- 2.00 g-->
- Nutritional value.carbs
- 18.25 g
- Nutritional value.fiber
- 6.4 g
- Nutritional value.calcium_mg
- 61
- Nutritional value.copper_mg
- 0.738
- Nutritional value.iron_mg
- 2.12
- Nutritional value.magnesium_mg
- 173
- Nutritional value.phosphorus_mg
- 336
- Nutritional value.potassium_mg
- 436
- Nutritional value.sodium_mg
- 1
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Research
726 papers- Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Shells as a Source of Antioxidants: Implications for Oxidative Stress-Driven Pathologies.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
- Phytochemical Content and Potential Health Applications of Pecan [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh) K. Koch] Nutshell.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2022
- Water uptake in germinating pecan (Carya illinoinensis) seed.Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) · 2023
- Proteomic Analysis of Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) Nut Development.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
- WRINKLED1 Positively Regulates Oil Biosynthesis in Carya cathayensis.Journal of agricultural and food chemistry · 2023
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17 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Taxonomy
- Phylogeny
- Subdivision
- Asian hickories
- North American hickories
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Uses
- Nutrition
- Culinary
- Wood
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online.
Seven species are native to Southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve are native to North America. A number of hickory species are used for their edible nuts or for their wood.
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