''Annamocarya'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juglandaceae, containing only one species, ''Annamocarya sinensis'', native to southwestern China ( Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan) and northern Vietnam. It is related to the hickories, and was formerly included in the same genus ''Carya'', as ''Carya sinensis'', but also shares a number of characteristics with the

walnut A walnut is the edible seed of a drupe of any tree of the genus '' Juglans'' (family Juglandaceae), particularly the Persian or English walnut, '' Juglans regia''. Although culinarily considered a "nut" and used as such, it is not a true ...

s in the genus ''Juglans''. It is grouped with ''Carya'' in the subtribe Caryinae. It is sometimes called Chinese hickory or beaked hickory. It is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree growing to tall. The

leaves A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...

are long, and pinnate with 7–11 leaflets. The leaflets have an entire margin, which distinguishes it from ''Carya'', where the leaflets have a serrated margin. The flowers are

catkin A catkin or ament is a slim, cylindrical flower cluster (a spike), with inconspicuous or no petals, usually wind- pollinated ( anemophilous) but sometimes insect-pollinated (as in ''Salix''). They contain many, usually unisexual flowers, arranged ...

s produced in spring, with the male catkins in clusters of five to eight together (single in ''Carya''). The fruit is a nut long and broad, with a prominent, acute beak at the apex.

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Flora of China: ''Annamocarya''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q142995 Caryinae Endangered plants Monotypic Fagales genera Flora of China Flora of Vietnam Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN