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Carya ×nussbaumeri

Scientific Name: Carya ×nussbaumeri

Family: Juglandaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Tree

Duration: Perennial

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Carya × nussbaumeri

Commonly known as Hican (a portmanteau of Hickory and Pecan), Carya × nussbaumeri is a hybrid of the Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) and Shellbark Hickory (Carya laciniosa).

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Carya × nussbaumeri Sarg.
  • Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut family)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Phylum: Magnoliophyta (Anthophyta, Tracheophyta)
  • Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledoneae)
  • Order: Juglandales
  • Synonym: Hicorius nussbaumeri Sudw.

Carya × nussbaumeri was described by Charles Sprague Sargent in 1918.

Distribution and Habitat

  • Origin: The origin of this hybrid is currently unknown or undetermined.
  • Distribution: It is regularly occurring in the United States.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Carya is derived from the Ancient Greek word "karyon" meaning "nut."
  • The fruit is a "tryma", a drupe with a dehiscent husk.

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
  • Tropicos
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • NYBG Virtual Herbarium
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • PlantSystematics.org
  • PhytoImages.siu.edu
  • Catalog of Life 2011