Chinese wingnut (Pterocarya stenoptera)

Chinese wingnut, a reference photo — Photo: Your friend · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Pterocarya stenoptera, the Chinese wingnut (Chinese: 楓楊; pinyin: fēngyáng), is a species of wingnut in the family Juglandaceae. It is a tree, native to China and Taiwan.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Chinese wingnut being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Pterocarya rhoifolia
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Engelhardia spicata
Gleditsia sinensis
Pterogyne nitens

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Juglandaceae
Genus: Pterocarya
Species: Pterocarya stenoptera

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