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Neocarya macrophylla (Neocarya macrophylla)

Description

Hickory is a type of tree, comprising the genus Carya (Ancient Greek: ------, k-ryon, meaning "nut"). The genus includes 17 to 19 species. Five or six species are native to China, Indochina, and India (State of Assam), as many as 12 are native to the United States, four are found in Mexico, and two to four are from Canada.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Malpighiales

            • Family: Chrysobalanaceae

              • Genus: Neocarya