Family · Rosids

Juglandaceae

Walnuts, hickory, pecan

Walnut family: deciduous trees with aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts, including walnuts, pecans and hickories.

Accepted species: 85accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genera: 9accepted genera · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈50 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Juglans (walnut)
Carya (pecan/hickory)

Genera

Carya28 spp.
Juglans22 spp.
Engelhardia13 spp.
Alfaroa7 spp.
Pterocarya6 spp.
Oreomunnea4 spp.
Cyclocarya2 spp.
Platycarya2 spp.
Rhoiptelea1 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America34
Asia-Temperate28
Southern America19
Asia-Tropical19
Europe1
Africa1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Juglandaceae sits in the order Fagales.