Hubei Wingnut

Pterocarya hupehensis

Family

Juglandaceae

Genus

Pterocarya

About Our Collection

Fun Facts

  • The genus Pterocarya contains six species. Pterocarya hupehensis is one of two that appear only in China.

  • In addition to sending seed and herbarium specimens to the Arnold Arboretum, Joseph Hers shared more than sixty photographs of plants and landscapes taken between 1919 and 1924.

  • Although walnuts (Juglans) and hickories (Carya) produce large animal-dispersed fruit, genetic research has revealed that walnuts are more closely related to wingnuts (Pterocarya) than they are to hickories.

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