Carya palmeri

Carya palmeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya
Species:
C. palmeri
Binomial name
Carya palmeri

Carya palmeri, the Mexican hickory, is a tree species native to eastern Mexico. It was first described by Wayne Eyer Manning.[2] Carya palmeri is part of the genus Carya, and the family Juglandaceae.[3][4]

The species was described by Wayne Eyer Manning in 1949.[5]

Range and habitat

Carya palmeri is endemic to Mexico and native to the Sierra Madre Oriental of Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, and Veracruz states. It grows in montane pine and oak forests and cloud forest from 1,000 to 2,400 meters elevation.[1] The tree grows on steep slopes, often in association with Carya myristiciformis.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2020). "Carya palmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T66788384A66788386. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T66788384A66788386.en. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Manning, 1949 In: Journ. Arn. Arb. 30: 429
  3. ↑ Roskov Y.; Kunze T.; Orrell T.; Abucay L.; Paglinawan L.; Culham A.; Bailly N.; Kirk P.; Bourgoin T.; Baillargeon G.; Decock W.; De Wever A.; Didžiulis V., eds. (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ↑ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  5. ↑ "Carya palmeri W.E.Manning". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Hickories- Mexican hickory".