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Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [4] [5] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [6] (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil; [6] Tupi: ybyrapytanga [7]) and is the national tree of Brazil. [5]
Salgadinho most commonly refers to small savoury snacks in Brazilian cuisine. Salgadinho may also refer to: Salgadinho, Pernambuco; Salgadinho, Paraíba; Salgadinho (singer), Brazilian samba and pagode singer, musician, and composer
List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil; Official list of endangered flora of Brazil
The Northeastern Brazilian cuisine is heavily influenced by African cuisine from the coastal areas of Pernambuco to Bahia, as well as the eating habits of indigenous populations that lived in the region. The vatapá is a Brazilian dish made from bread, shrimp, coconut milk, finely ground peanuts and palm oil mashed into a creamy paste.
Dalbergia nigra is endemic to Brazil, and native to the Bahia interior forests ecoregion. [5] It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest biome of southeastern Brazil, and found only in southern Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro states. [4] It needs a habitat of wet and damp forest on rich soils to thrive. [5]
The mature fruits are smooth, round, yellow and ¾ to 1¼ inches in diameter with a leathery-skin surrounding a thin-layered, pale green, scented pulp and 180 to 420 flattened, reddish brown seeds. Each plant is capable of producing 200 or more fruit per year. Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum) usually grows to 3–6 ft tall.
Brazil's government is divided over whether to complete its third nuclear power plant after 40 years of off-and-on construction, as the country's economic team pushes for the project to be ...
Mimosa pudica (also called sensitive plant, sleepy plant, [citation needed] action plant, humble plant, touch-me-not, touch-and-die, or shameplant) [3] [2] is a creeping annual or perennial flowering plant of the pea/legume family Fabaceae. It is often grown for its curiosity value: the sensitive compound leaves quickly fold inward and droop ...