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The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and it is also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. [2] It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest .
Barringtonia acutangula (Freshwater Mangrove) fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Careya arborea in Narsapur, Medak district, India.. The Lecythidaceae (/ ˌ l ɛ s ɪ θ ɪ ˈ d eɪ ʃ iː / LESS-ith-ih-DAY-shee) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.
The growth morphology of the colonies can be seen in the pictures below. Aspergillus bertholletius growing on CYA plate Aspergillus bertholletius growing on MEAOX plate
Bertholletia: bertholletia trees; Bertholletia excelsa: Brazil nut Lecythidaceae (lecythis family) Couroupita: couroupita trees; Couroupita guianensis: cannonball tree Lecythidaceae (lecythis family) Lythraceae: loosestrife family; Lagerstroemia: lagerstroemia trees; Lagerstroemia indica: crepe-myrtle Lythraceae (loosestrife family ...
These are large, heavily buttressed rainforest trees up to 130 feet (40 meters) in height (to 190 feet (58 meters) in the case of M. excelsa). [3] The genus is particularly noteworthy for the exceptional size of its beans, which are commonly acknowledged to be the largest known dicot seeds, in the instance of M. oleifera being up to seven inches (18 cm) in length, six inches (15 cm) in breadth ...
The paradise nut is a large rainforest tree with spreading branches. It is in the same family (Lecythidaceae) as the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) and has a similar fruit. This is a large woody capsule up to twelve inches (thirty cm) in diameter and very heavy, [2] with a lid which bursts open when the seeds are ripe. Monkeys are said ...
Dracaena, Dragon tree; Yucca, Joshua tree etc. Arecaceae (Palmae) (Palm family) Areca, Areca; Cocos nucifera, Coconut; Phoenix, Date Palm etc. Trachycarpus, Chusan Palm etc. Poaceae (grass family) Bamboos, Poaceae subfamily Bambusoideae, around 92 genera; Note that banana 'trees' are not actually trees; they are not woody nor is the stalk ...
Quassia (genus) amara (species) is an attractive small evergreen shrub or tree from the tropics and belongs to the family Simaroubaceae. [4] [5] [6] Q. amara was named after Graman Quassi, a healer and botanist who showed Europeans the plant's fever treating uses. [5] The name "amara" means "bitter" in Latin and describes its very bitter taste.