Carya illinoinensis
A species in the Juglandaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Fagales
- Family
- Juglandaceae
- Genus
- Carya
- Species
- Carya illinoinensis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1869
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Carya illinoinensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
19 synonyms in this snapshot
- Carya angustifoliaName author: Sweet
- Carya diguetiiName author: Dode
- Carya oliviformisName author: (F.Michx.) Nutt.
- Carya pecanName author: (Marshall) Nutt.
- Carya pecanName author: (Marshall) Engl. & Graebn.
- Carya tetrapteraName author: Liebm.
- Hicoria pecanName author: (Marshall) Britton
- Hicorius diguetiiName author: Standl.
- Hicorius oliviformisName author: Nutt.
- Hicorius oliviformisName author: (F.Michx.) Raf.
- Hicorius pecanName author: Britton
- Hicorius tetrapteraName author: (Liebm.) J.Rzedowski et al.
- Juglans alba var. pacanaName author: Castigl.
- Juglans angustifoliaName author: Aiton
- Juglans cylindricaName author: Lam.
- Juglans illinoinensisName author: Wangenh.
- Juglans oliviformisName author: F.Michx.
- Juglans pecanName author: Marshall
- Juglans rubraName author: Gaertn.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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