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 ovata (Mill.) K.Koch
Indexed scientific synonyms
Carya alba subsp. ovata (Mill.) Schwer.Carya mexicana Engelm.Carya ovalis f. ellipsoidalis (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovalis f. fraxinifolia (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovalis f. nuttallii (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovalis var. borealis (Ashe) Sarg.Carya ovalis var. complanata Sarg.Carya ovalis var. ellipsoidalis Sarg.Carya ovalis var. fraxinifolia Sarg.Carya ovalis var. grandis AsheCarya ovalis var. holmesiana (Ashe) AsheCarya ovalis var. nuttallii Sarg.Carya ovalis var. pubescens Sarg.Carya ovata f. ellipsoidalis (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovata f. fraxinifolia (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovata f. halesii (Rehder) RehderCarya ovata f. nuttallii (Sarg.) Steyerm.Carya ovata var. complanata Sarg.Carya ovata var. ellipsoidalis Sarg.Carya ovata var. fraxinifolia Sarg.Carya ovata var. grandis AsheCarya ovata var. nuttallii Sarg.Carya ovata var. pubescens Sarg.Hicoria australis (Ashe) AsheHicoria borealis AsheHicoria carolinae-septentrionalis AsheHicoria carolinae-septentrionalis var. australis (Ashe) AsheHicoria mexicana (Engelm.) BrittonHicoria ovata (Mill.) BrittonHicorius ovata (Mill.) BrittonHicorius ovata var. borealis (Ashe) Farw.Hicorius ovata var. complanata AsheHicorius ovata var. ellipsoidalis AsheHicorius ovata var. fraxinifolia AsheHicorius ovata var. grandis AsheHicorius ovata var. halesii RehderHicorius ovata var. holmesiana AsheHicorius ovata var. nuttallii AsheHicorius ovata var. pubescens Sudw.Hicorius ovatus Sarg.Juglans alba subsp. ovata (Mill.) MarshallJuglans alba var. ovata (Mill.) Castigl.Juglans alba var. ovata (Mill.) Marshall, 1785Juglans albo-ovata MarshallJuglans ovata Mill.Scoria ovata (Mill.) Mac Mill.Scoria ovata (Mill.) MacMill.
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
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 identifier30122806-2
Use codesFU GS HF 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.