Genus Annamocarya

Annamocarya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Juglandaceae, containing only one species, Annamocarya sinensis, native to southwestern China and northern Vietnam.

Species in the genus Annamocarya of plants

 
 

Annamocarya sinensis - It is a medium-sized to large evergreen tree growing to 30 m tall. The leaves are 30-50 cm long, and pinnate with 7-11 leaflets. The leaflets have an entire margin, which distinguishes it from Carya where the leaflets have a serrated margin. The flowers are catkins produced in spring, with the male catkins in clusters of 5-8 together . The fruit is a nut 6-8 cm long and 4-6 cm broad, with a prominent acute beak at the apex.