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Enriched botanical record

Carya cordiformis

Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch

Also indexed asBitternussBitternutBitternut HickoryBitternut hickoryBitternußCaryer cordiforme, Caryer amerMitigwaabaakNoyer Amer
FamilyJuglandaceae
GenusCarya
Use categories4
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFagales
FamilyJuglandaceae
GenusCarya
Scientific name with authorshipCarya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch

Indexed scientific synonyms

Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt.Carya amara (F.Michx.) Nutt. ex ElliottCarya cordiformis var. elongata AsheCarya cordiformis var. latifolia Sarg.Carya minima (Marshall) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.Carya pubescens SweetCarya sulcata Nutt.Hicoria cordiformis (Wangenh.) BrittonHicoria minima (Marshall) BrittonHicorius amara (F.Michx.) Raf.Hicorius cordiformis (Wangenh.) BrittonHicorius cordiformis var. elongata AsheHicorius cordiformis var. latifolia AsheHicorius minima BrittonHicorius minimus (Britton) Sarg.Juglans alba subsp. minima MarshallJuglans alba var. minima (Marshall) Castigl.Juglans alba var. minima MarshallJuglans amara F.Michx.Juglans amara Muhl.Juglans compressa Muhl.Juglans cordiformis Wangenh.Juglans mucronata Michx.Scoria minima (Marshall) Mac Mill.Scoria minima (Marshall) MacMill.Scoria mucronata (Michx.) Raf.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Fuel
Gene source
Material

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier30187393-2
Use codesFU GS MA ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

Kew Economic Botany CollectionUSDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.