Carya tonkinensis
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| Carya tonkinensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Genus: | Carya |
| Section: | Carya sect. Sinocarya |
| Species: | C. tonkinensis |
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| Carya tonkinensis | |
Carya tonkinensis, the Vietnam hickory, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Carya native to Assam in India, southern China, and northern Indochina.[2] Local people harvest the wood for timber and furniture making, and collect the edible nuts for vegetable oil production.[3]