Carya tonkinensis

Carya tonkinensis
	Botanical illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fagales
Family:	Juglandaceae
Genus:	Carya
Section:	Carya sect. Sinocarya
Species:	C. tonkinensis
Binomial name
	Carya tonkinensis; Lecomte[1]

Carya tonkinensis, the Vietnam hickory, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carya native to Assam in India, southern China, and northern Indochina.[2] Local people harvest the wood for timber and furniture making, and collect the edible nuts for vegetable oil production.[3]

References

Bull. Écon. Indochine, n.s., 23: 2 (1921)
"Carya tonkinensis Lecomte". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
Grauke, L.J.; Wood, B.W.; Payne, J.A. (1991). "Genetic resources of Carya in Vietnam and China". Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association. 82: 80–87. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] Bull. Écon. Indochine, n.s., 23: 2 (1921)

[442204-1-2] "Carya tonkinensis Lecomte". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2020.

[3] Grauke, L.J.; Wood, B.W.; Payne, J.A. (1991). "Genetic resources of Carya in Vietnam and China". Annual Report of the Northern Nut Growers Association. 82: 80–87. Retrieved 3 November 2020.