''Carya sinensis'' (syn. ''Annamocarya sinensis'') is a species of tree native to southwestern China (

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) and northern Vietnam, in the

hickory Hickory is a common name for trees composing the genus ''Carya'', which includes 19 species accepted by ''Plants of the World Online''. Seven species are native to southeast Asia in China, Indochina, and northeastern India (Assam), and twelve ...

genus ''Carya''. It is sometimes called Chinese hickory or beaked hickory. It is closely related to ''

Carya kweichowensis ''Carya kweichowensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Juglandaceae, native to southwestern Guizhou ) , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_map = Guizhou in China (+all claims hatched).svg , mapsize ...

''. It is a medium-sized to large

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

tree growing to tall. The leaves are long, and pinnate with 7–11 leaflets. The leaflets have an entire margin, which distinguishes it from other ''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''). It contains many, usually unisexual flowers, arra ...

s produced in spring, with the male catkins in clusters of five to eight together (single in other ''Carya''). The fruit is a

nut Nut often refers to: * Nut (fruit), fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed * Nut (food), a dry and edible fruit or seed, including but not limited to true nuts * Nut (hardware), fastener used with a bolt Nut, NUT or Nuts may also refer to: A ...

long and broad, with a prominent, acute beak at the apex.

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Flora of China: ''Annamocarya''
{{Taxonbar, from1=Q15376392, from2=Q10923542 sinensis Endangered plants Trees of China Flora of South-Central China Flora of Southeast China Flora of Vietnam