Carya sinensis (syn. Annamocarya sinensis) is a species of tree native to southwestern China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan) and northern Vietnam, in the hickory genus Carya.[3][2] It is sometimes called Chinese hickory[1] or beaked hickory. It is closely related to Carya kweichowensis.[4]

Carya sinensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Subfamily: Juglandoideae
Tribe: Juglandeae
Subtribe: Caryinae
Genus: Carya
Species:
C. sinensis
Binomial name
Carya sinensis
Synonyms[2]
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    • Annamocarya indochinensis (A.Chev.) A.Chev.
    • Annamocarya sinensis (Dode) J.-F.Leroy
    • Carya indochinensis (A.Chev.) W.E.Manning & Hjelmq.
    • Carya integrifoliolata (Kuang) Hjelmq.
    • Juglandicarya integrifoliolata (Kuang) Hu
    • Juglans indochinensis A.Chev.
    • Rhamphocarya integrifoliolata Kuang

It is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree growing to 30 m (98 ft) tall. The leaves are 30–50 cm (12–20 in) long, and pinnate with 7–11 leaflets. The leaflets have an entire margin, which distinguishes it from other Carya, where the leaflets have a serrated margin. The flowers are catkins produced in spring, with the male catkins in clusters of five to eight together (single in other Carya). The fruit is a nut 6–8 cm (2.4–3.1 in) long and 4–6 cm (1.6–2.4 in) broad, with a prominent, acute beak at the apex.

References

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  1. ^ a b W. Sun (1998). "Carya sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32321A9697238. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32321A9697238.en.
  2. ^ a b "Carya sinensis Dode". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Juglandeae have two subtribes, the Juglandinae subtr. nov. and the Caryinae subtr. nov., the former with three genera (viz., Juglans, Pterocarya, and Cyclocarya), and the latter with one or two (viz., Carya and possibly Annamocarya) (Table 1)," on page 260 of Paul S. Manos & Donald E Stone: "Evolution, Phylogeny, and Systematics of the Juglandaceae" Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 28 (2): 231–269, p. 260. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2001. JSTOR 2666226
  4. ^ Ji, Yuman; Zhang, Wanjie; Li, Dan; Shen, Lixin (2020). "The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Annamocarya sinensis (Juglandaceae), an Endangered species endemic to Yunnan Province, China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 5 (3): 2021–2023. doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1756477. PMC 7782989. PMID 33457728.
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