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Carya
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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

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFagales
  5. FamilyJuglandaceae
Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Assam, China South-Central, China Southeast, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana
Observations recorded106,620

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
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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Wikidata facts

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taxon name
Carya
Commons category
Carya
taxon common name
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Article

17 sections
Contents
  • 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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