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Tree Nuts
Tree nuts

The following by permission by the FDA,
http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/alrguid4.html, August 2007

What is considered a tree nut?

Common or usual name and its Scientific name:
 
Almond  = Prunus dulcis (Rosaceae)
Beech nut = Fagus spp. (Fagaceae)
Brazil nut = Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae)
Butternut = Juglans cinerea (Juglandaceae) 
Cashew = Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae)
Chestnut (Chinese, American, European, Seguin) = Castanea spp. (Fagaceae)
Chinquapin = Castanea pumila (Fagaceae)
Coconut = Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae (alt. Palmae))
Filbert/hazelnut = Corylus spp. (Betulaceae)
Ginko nut = Ginkgo biloba L.(Ginkgoaceae)
Hickory nut = Carya spp. (Juglandaceae)
Lichee nut = Litchi chinensis Sonn. Sapindaceae
Macadamia nut/Bush nut = Macadamia spp. (Proteaceae)
Pecan = Carya illinoensis (Juglandaceae)
Pine nut/Pinon nut = Pinus spp. (Pineaceae) 
Pili nut = Canarium ovatum Engl. in A. DC. (Burseraceae)
Pistachio = Pistacia vera L. (Anacardiaceae)
Sheanut = Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn. (Sapotaceae)
Walnut ( English, Persian, Black, Japanese,
California), Heartnut, Butternut = Juglans spp. (Juglandaceae)

The information contained herein is not inended or implied to be a substiute for professional medical advice.  Please seek the advice of your physician regarding any treatment for sumptoms of allergies.