Carya alba

Carya alba

Taxonavigation

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

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

Name

Carya alba (L.) Nutt., (L.) Nutt. ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina [Elliott] 2: 624 (1824) nom. inval. nom. nud.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Juglans alba L., Sp. Pl. 2: 997 (1753) nom. inval. nom. rej.
• Heterotypic
  • Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 221 (1818)
  • Carya tomentosa var. subcoriacea E.J.Palmer & Steyerm., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 22: 515 (1935)
  • Hicorius alba Britton, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 15: 284 (1888) (p. p.)
  • Hicorius alba Raf., Alsogr. Amer. 66 (1838)
  • Hicorius maxima Raf., Alsogr. Amer. 66, 67 (1838)
  • Hicorius tomentosa (Lam.) Raf., Alsog. Am. 66 (1838)
  • Juglans compressa Gaertn., Fruct. 2: 91, t. 89 (1791) (p. p.)
  • Juglans glabra J.F.Gmel., Syst. 755 (1791) (p. p.)
  • Juglans procera Salisb., Prod. 392 (1796) (p. p.)
  • Juglans squamosa Poir., Lam. Encyc. 4: 504 (1797)
  • Juglans tomentosa Lam., Encyc. 4: 504 (1797) (p. p.)
  • Juglans tomentosa (Lam.) Michx., Hist. Arbr. Am. Sept. 1: 184 (1811)
  • Scoria alba Raf., Med. Repos. N. York, 5: 352 (1808) (p. p.)
  • Scoria tomentosa (Lam.) Raf., Med. Repos. N. York, 5: 352 (1808)
    

Note: It seems likely that this name is a synonym of Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 221 (1818). World Plants note that Carya alba is disputed, but do not favour Carya tomentosa, unlike POWO.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia 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. : 2: 221
• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 997. Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Carya alba in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Mar 01. Reference page.  as Carya tomentosa (Lam.) Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 221 (1818)
• Hassler, M. 2022. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Carya alba. Accessed: 01 Mar 2022. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Carya alba. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Mar 2022. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022 Mar 01. Carya alba. Published online. Accessed: {{{3}}} 2022 Mar 01. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Mockernut Hickory

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