Scientific name	Common name	Where found	Part used
Juglandaceae
Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) K. Koch	Pecan	Mexico, U.S.A.	Nut
Carya mexicana Sarg.		Mexico	Nut
Carya myristiciformis (Michx. f.) Nutt.	Nutmeg hickory	Mexico, U.S.A.	Nut
Juglans boliviana (C. DC.) Dode	Bolivian black walnut	Bolivia	Nut
Juglans honorei Dode	Nogal, tocte	Ecuador	Nut
Juglans jamaicensis DC.	West indian walnut	West Indies	Nut
Juglans olanchana Stand. et Will.	Central American walnut	Central America	Nut
Lardizabalaceae
Lardizabala biternata Ruiz et Pav.	Aquibuquil	Chile, Peru	Pulp
Lardizabala triternata Ruiz et Pav.		Chile	Pulp
Lauraceae
Bielschmiedia anay Kostern.	Escalan	Mexico	Pulp
Cryptocarpa alba Looser	Peumo	Chile	Pulp
Persea leiogyna Balke	Florida avocado	Florida	Pulp
Persea schiedeana Nees	Cayo	Costa Rica, Mexico	Pulp
Lecythidaceae
Couroupita guianensis Abul.	Cannonball tree	Brazil	Pulp, seed
Couroupita subsessilis Pilg.		Brazil	Pulp
Couroupita surinamensis Mart.		Brazil, Guiana	Pulp
Grias haughtii Knuth		Colombia	Pulp

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