Carya palmeri, the Mexican hickory, is a tree species native to Mexico. It was first described by Wayne Eyer Manning.[1] Carya palmeri is part of the genus Carya, and the family Juglandaceae.[2][3]

Carya palmeri
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya
Species:
C. palmeri
Binomial name
Carya palmeri
W.E.Manning

Range

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Carya palmeri is endemic to Mexico and is found in the mountains of Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, and Vera Cruz It also occurs in San Luis Potosí. The tree grows on steep slopes, often in association with Carya myristiciformis.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Manning, 1949 In: Journ. Arn. Arb. 30: 429
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
  4. ^ "Hickories- Mexican hickory".