<Li> Juglans oliviformis Michx . </Li> <Li> Juglans pecan Marshall </Li> <P> The pecan (Carya illinoinensis) is a species of hickory native to Mexico and the southcentral and southeastern regions of the United States . </P> <P> "Pecan" is from an Algonquian word variously referring to pecans, walnuts and hickory nuts, or more broadly to any nut requiring a stone to crack . There are many variant pronunciations, some regional and others not . The most common American pronunciation is / piˈkɑːn /; the most common British one is / pɪˈkæn / . Unusually, there is little agreement in the United States, even regionally, as to the "correct" pronunciation . </P>

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