Carya
Sign in to saveHickory is a common name for trees composing the genus Carya, which includes 19 species accepted by Plants of the World Online.
Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyJuglandaceae
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- crop
- Parent taxon
- Juglandoideae
- Image
- Hickory07103.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- P105
- genus
- P910
- Category:Carya
- P4000
- drupe
- P2974
- temperate forest
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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.