Pterocarya, often called wingnuts in English, are trees in the walnut family Juglandaceae. They are native to Asia and parts of Europe. The botanic name is from Ancient Greek (pteron) "wing" + (karyon) "nut". The genus is of particular scientific interest as a classic relict lineage, with a modern distribution disjunct between East Asia and the Caucasus–West Asian region, while its fossil record shows it was once widespread across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Many fossils are known from the New World and the genus survived in the New world till the Pliocene. Most species of wingnuts are la
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFagales
- FamilyJuglandaceae
Dieser Artikel beschreibt die Pflanzengattung der Flügelnüsse (Pterocarya) aus der Familie der Walnussgewächse, für weitere Bedeutungen siehe Flügelnuss. Die Flügelnüsse (Pterocarya) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Walnussgewächse (Juglandaceae). Die etwa sechs Arten sind in Südwest- und Ostasien verbreitet.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 276
- With media
- 56
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Collections
- YPM, UCMP
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- tree
- Parent taxon
- Juglandaceae
- Image
- Pterocarya-rhoifolia-Detail.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Pterocarya
- Commons category
- Pterocarya
- topic's main category
- Category:Pterocarya
- taxon common name
- krilati oreškar
- taxonomic type
- Pterocarya pterocarpa
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