Juglandaceae

Pecan

Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh.) K.Koch

Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Carya

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Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) — FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (53)

Arabic: بقان
Armenian: Կարիա պեկան
arz: بقان
Asturian: Pacanera
azb: پکان
Azerbaijani: İllinoys karyası
Basque: Pekan zuhaitz
Bulgarian: Обикновен хикори
Cantonese: 碧根果仁
Catalan: Pacaner, Oli de pacaner, Pecan
Chinese: 長山核桃, 长山核桃, 美国山核桃, 幸运果, 碧根果, 美洲山核桃, 薄壳山核桃
cv: Пекан
Czech: Ořechovec pekanový
Danish: Pekan
Dutch: Pecannoot, Pecan
English: Pecan, Sweet pecan
Esperanto: Pekano
Finnish: Pekaanipähkinä, Pekaanihikkori
French: Pacanier
Georgian: Პეკანი
German: Pekannuss, Pecannuss
Greek: Κάρυα η ιλλινοϊκή, Πεκανιά
Hebrew: פקאן, אגוז פקאן, פקן, קריית הפקאן
Hungarian: Pekándió
Indonesian: Pecan
Italian: Pecan, Pekan
Japanese: ペカン, ピーカン
Korean: 피칸
krj: Pakano
Latvian: Ilinoisas kārija, Pekanriekstkoki, Pekanriekstkoks, Pekans
Lithuanian: Pekaninė karija
Macedonian: Пекан
Malay: Pokok Pecan
Malayalam: പികാൻ
mis: Kansèmunshi
Norwegian Bokmål: Pecannøtt
os: Хуымæтæджы пекан
pam: Pakánu
Persian: گردو پیکان
Polish: Orzesznik jadalny, Orzesznik pekan, Orzesznik pekanowaty
Portuguese: Nogueira-pecã, Noz-pecã, Nós-pecã
Romanian: Pecan
Russian: Пекан обыкновенный, Гикори пекан, Кария иллинойская, Кария иллинойсская, Кария пекан
Serbian: Пекан
Slovenian: Ilinojska hikorija, Ameriški oreh, Ilinojski hikorijevec, Pekan
Spanish: Nogal americano, Nogal pacanero, Nuez americana, Nuez de Illinois, Nuez de pacana, Nuez pecan, Nuez pecana, Nuez Pecanera
Swedish: Pekanträd, Pecannöt, Pecannötter, Pecanöt, Pekannötter
Tamil: பேக்கான்
Thai: พีแคน
Turkish: Pekan cevizi
Ukrainian: Гікорі-пекан, Карія пекан
vec: Pecan
xmf: Პეკანი

Synonyms

Carya angustifolia Sweet
Carya diguetii Dode
Carya oliviformis (F.Michx.) Nutt.
Carya pecan (Marshall) Nutt.
Carya pecan (Marshall) Engl. & Graebn.
Carya tetraptera Liebm.
Hicoria pecan (Marshall) Britton
Hicorius diguetii Standl.
Hicorius oliviformis Nutt.
Hicorius oliviformis (F.Michx.) Raf.
Hicorius pecan Britton
Hicorius tetraptera (Liebm.) J.Rzedowski et al.
Juglans alba var. pacana Castigl.
Juglans angustifolia Aiton
Juglans cylindrica Lam.
Juglans illinoinensis Wangenh.
Juglans oliviformis F.Michx.
Juglans pecan Marshall
Juglans rubra Gaertn.

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 85 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Leila Dasher, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alexandria Szakacs, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Linda Jo Conn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jim, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Kristi Zoebelein, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Clemson University - USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, USA, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sophia Rodriguez, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.