Carya illinoinensis
species of hickory native to the southern USA and northern Mexico
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Summary
Carya illinoinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,534 views/month, #650 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
- Parent taxon: Carya[5]
- Taxon name: Carya illinoinensis[6]
- Subclass of: useful plant[7]
- Has use: food[8], wood[9]
- Commons category: Carya illinoinensis[10]
- Has basionym: Juglans illinoinensis[11]
- Commons gallery: Carya illinoinensis[12]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[13]
- Taxon synonym: Hicorius diguetii[14]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=9253[15]
- This taxon is source of: pecan nut[16], pecan oil[17], pecan[18]
- Short name: C. illinoinensis[19]
- Taxon common name: pecan[20], 長山核桃[21], 美国山核桃[22], sweet pecan[23], pacanera[24], ilinojska hikorija[25], kansèmunshi[26]
- NatureServe conservation status: secure[27]
- Has fruit type: nut[28]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[29]
- Taxon author citation: Wangenh. K. Koch[30], (Wangenh.) K. Koch[31]
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Identifiers
Carya illinoinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 67593[32]. Carya illinoinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 32201[33]. Carya illinoinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 594985[34]. Carya illinoinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3054289[35]. Carya illinoinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 19234[36].
Why It Matters
Carya illinoinensis has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]