Carya myristiciformis

Carya myristiciformis

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Carya myristiciformis is listed as Least Concern.

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fagales

Familia: Juglandaceae
Subfamilia: Juglandoideae
Genus: Carya
Species: Carya myristiciformis

Name

Carya myristiciformis (F.Michx.) Nutt., Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2: 628 (1824).

Synonyms

• Carya fernowiana Südw., Trees of Washingt. 6 (1891)
• Carya myristiciformis (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carol. & Georgia, 2: 628 (1824)
• Hicorius fernowiana Südw., Trees of Wash. (1891) ex Sarg. Sylva N. Am. 7: 145 (1895)
• Hicorius myristica Raf., Alsog. Am. 66 (1838)
• Hicorius myristiciformis (F.Michx.) Britton, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 15: 284 (1888)
• Hicorius myristiciformis (F.Michx.) Sarg., Gard. and For. 2: 460 (1889)
• Juglans myristiciformis Michx., Hist. Arb. Am. Sept. 1: 211 (1811)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas) Regional: Mexico Mexico (Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1818. The genera of North American plants, and a catalogue of the species, to the year 1817. Volume 2. 245 + 10 pp., D. Heartt, Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : pl. 2:222. "myristicaeformis" (ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 2:628. 1824)

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1997). Flora of North America North of Mexico 3: 1-590. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Carya myristiciformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 02. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Carya myristiciformis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Carya myristiciformis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 Mar 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Mar 02. Published online. Accessed: 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Carya myristiciformis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Nutmeg Hickory

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