Carya
Also 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
via GBIF · Kew POWO
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
Article
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.