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Taxon:
Carya illinoinensis
(Wangenh.) K. Koch
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Carya
Section:
Apocarya
Family:
Juglandaceae
Nomen number:
9253
Place of publication:
Dendrologie 1:593. 1869 "
illinoensis
"
Comment:
conservation of Koch's altered spelling failed at Berlin
Verified:
06/24/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Juglans illinoinensis
Wangenh.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Carya illinoensis
(Wangenh.) K. Koch, orth. var.
Carya oliviformis
(Michx.) Nutt.
Carya pecan
(Marshall) Engl. & Graebn.
Hicorius pecan
(Marshall) Britton
Juglans oliviformis
Michx.
Juglans pecan
Marshall
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brummitt, R. K.
1988. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 35. Taxon 37:448.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Note:
conservation not recommended
Elias, T. S.
1972. The genera of Juglandaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 53:36.
Erhardt, W. et al.
2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds.
1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
URL:
http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
Grauke, L. J. & M. A. Mendoza-Herrera.
2012. Population structure in the genus
Carya
. Acta Hort. 948:143-158.
Grauke, L. J. et al.
1986. (808) Proposal to conserve the name of pecan as
Carya illinoensis
(Wang.) K. Koch and reject the orthographic variant
Carya illinoinensis
(Wang.) K. Koch (Juglandaceae). Taxon 35:174-177.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Grauke, L. J. et al.
1995. Evaluation of Pecan [
Carya illinoinensis
(Wangenh.) K. Koch] germplasm collections and designation of a core subset. HortScience 30:950-954.
Grauke, L. J. et al.
2010. Plastid microsatellite markers in
Carya
. Acta Hort. 859:237-246.
Grauke, L. J. et al.
2011. Geographic patterns of genetic variation in native pecans. Tree Genet. Genomes 7:917-932.
URL:
http://www.springerlink.com/content/112958/
Groth, D.
2005. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Brazilian common names
Hackett, C. & J. Carolane.
1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
León, B.
1995. pers. comm.
Note:
re. Spanish common names
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Little, E. L., Jr.
1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Meyer, F. G. et al.
1994. A catalog of cultivated woody plants of the southeastern United States
Mo, Z. et al.
2020. The chloroplast genome of
Carya illinoinensis
: genome structure, adaptive evolution, and phylogenetic analysis. Forests 11: Art. 207.
Nicolson, D. H.
1988. General Committee Report 1. Taxon 37:440.
URL:
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iapt/tax
Note:
conservation proposal rejected,
Carya illinoinensis
remains correct
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehder, A.
1949. Bibliography of cultivated trees and shrubs.
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Reichel, S.
1998. pers. comm.
Note:
re. German common names
Stone, D. E. et al.
1964. Morphological and chemical evidence of the hybrid nature of bitter pecan,
Carya
×
lecontei
. Brittonia 17:97-106.
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Juglandaceae&GenusID=Carya&SpeciesID=illinoinensis
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Zhang, J.-B. et al.
2013. Integrated fossil and molecular data reveal the biogeographic diversification of the Eastern Asian-Eastern North American disjunct hickory genus (
Carya
Nutt.). PLoS One 8(7):e70449.
URL:
http://www.plosone.org/
2018. Oklahoma vascular plant database
URL:
http://www.oklahomaplantdatabase.org/
Common names
English
pecan –
Reference(s)
French
pacanier –
Reference(s)
German
Hickorynußbaum –
Reference(s)
Pekannuß –
Reference(s)
Pekannußbaum –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
nogueira-japonêsa –
Reference(s)
nogueira-pecã –
Reference(s)
noz-japonêsa –
Reference(s)
noz-pecã –
Reference(s)
pecã –
Reference(s)
Spanish
nogal americano –
Reference(s)
pecán –
Reference(s)
pecana –
Reference(s)
pecanero –
Reference(s)
Swedish
pekanhickory –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
mei guo shan he tao –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
černoj pekan –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Iowa
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Kansas
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Missouri
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Oklahoma
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Indiana
s. & w.
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Chihuahua
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Coahuila de Zaragoza
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Nuevo León
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
s.e.
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A.
United States
Texas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Arkansas
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Louisiana
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Mississippi
w.
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Guanajuato
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Oaxaca
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
2
Cultivated
Africa
Southern Africa
South Africa
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Caucasus
Azerbaijan
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
China
China
2
Cultivated
Australasia
Australia
Australia
2
Cultivated
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
incl. Krym
2
Cultivated
Northern America
Mexico
2
Cultivated
Northern America
United States
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
4
Naturalized
Europe
Southeastern Europe
Malta
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
e.
6
Other
exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.
Native
Northern America
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Indiana (s. & w.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Iowa (s.e.), Kansas (s.e.), Missouri, Illinois, Oklahoma]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Arkansas, Kentucky (w.), Louisiana, Mississippi (w.), Tennessee]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Texas]
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chihuahua (s.e.), Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí (s.e.), Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Cultivated
Africa
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
South Africa
Asia-Temperate
CAUCASUS:
Azerbaijan
CHINA:
China
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
Europe
EASTERN EUROPE:
Ukraine
(incl. Krym)
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
,
United States
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
Naturalized
Europe
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Malta
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(e.)
Other
(exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Fuels
charcoal
esp. for smoking meats
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Fuels
fuelwood
esp. for smoking meats
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Human food
nut
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Materials
wood
Little, E. L., Jr.
1978. Important forest trees of the United States
Materials
wood
fide J Arn Arb 53:42. 1972
Elias, T. S.
1972. The genera of Juglandaceae in the southeastern United States. J. Arnold Arbor. 53:36.
Name
References