Carya tonkinensis Lecomte

 
  • Family : JUGLANDACEAE
    (Walnut Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : AKHROT FAMILY (अखरोट फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Juglandaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Carya tonkinensis Lecomte
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Tree, 10-15 m tall; Twigs lenticellate, covered with yellow scales; Leaves pinnately compound, rachis 6.5-10 cm long, covered with yellow scales, stellate hairs, leaflets 5 or 7, opposite, lanceolate to elliptic, 6.5–14 cm long × 3–6.5 cm wide, apex acuminate, base broadly cuneate to obtuse, oblique, margin serrate, surface sparsely stellate-hairy above, sparsely covered with yellow scales, hairy along the midrib, vein axils beneath; Male inflorescence: catkins borne in cluster of 2-3, 10-13 cm long, peduncle 1-1.5 cm long, amle flowers: bract minute, bracteoles oblong, ciliate, stamens 4-7, anthers about 1 mm long; Female flowers: ovary enclosed within 4-lobed involucre; Fruit nut, subglobose, 2.8–3 cm long × 2.5–2.7 cm wide, covered with yellow scales, apex depressed, base tapering, splits into 4-5 valves at maturity.
  • Distribution :
    • Nagaland : Assam
  • Native : China, India, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Assam to China (Yunnan, Guangxi) and N. Indo-China
  • Literature :
    • Khuroo, Anzar Ahmad
    • Mugal, Muzamil Ahmad
    • Wani, Sajad Ahmad (2023). ToI, Ver.-I : Trees of India, Version-I. figshare. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.23226281.v1
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Carya tonkinensis
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Carya tonkinensis. Downloaded on 5 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution
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