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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]
Carya cathayensis (Chinese: 山核桃) (common name Chinese hickory) [1] is a species of hickory native to China.It is slow growing and reaches a height of 20 meters, growing mostly on mountain slopes, valleys, and riverbanks from 400-1,500 meters in elevation and typically found in the provinces of Anhui, Guizhou, Jiangxi, and Zhejiang.
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree in the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by its common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, Provision tree, Saba nut, Monguba (), Pumpo and Jelinjoche and is commercially sold under the names Money tree and Money plant.
The jaboticaba tree appears as a charge on the coat of arms of Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil. [ 31 ] In Brazilian politics, and less commonly in everyday speech, "jabuticaba" is a slang that describes a political or legal setting that is considered absurd, unusual, or needlessly complex, among others, that could only exist in a country like ...
Brazil nuts are harvested from Brazil nut trees, which grow to staggering heights (160 feet or even taller). They’re predominantly found in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia ...
The factory has become a symbol of China's growing influence in Brazil and an example of a closer relationship between both countries. BYD has invested $620 million to set up the Bahia factory ...
China contributes 41% of the total operating budget. Brazil contributes 18% of the operating budget. China and Brazil are part of a greater goal, to increase trade among rising and developing markets. [39] Trade between China and Brazil was worth almost 80 billion US Dollars as of 2014. China is expanding economic ties into Latin America, and ...
In Macapá, Brazil, children climb trees as tall as 70 feet without a harness to pick açaí berries that are sold around the world. Children in Brazil are climbing 70-foot-high trees so you can ...