''Carya palmeri'', the Mexican hickory, is a tree species native to

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. It was first described by

Wayne Eyer Manning Wayne Eyer Manning (December 4, 1899 – February 8, 2004) was an American horticulturist and botanist. Biography In 1920, Manning obtained his Bachelor of Sciences from Oberlin College. In 1926 he received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. His ...

. ''Carya palmeri'' is part of the genus '' Carya'', and the family Juglandaceae.

Range

''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 ''Carya myristiciformis'', the nutmeg hickory, a tree of the Juglandaceae or walnut family, also called swamp hickory or bitter water hickory, is found as small, possibly relict populations across the Southern United States and in northern Mexic ...

''.

References

Manning, 1949 ''In: Journ. Arn. Arb. 30: 429'' World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World
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