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The Brazil nut family, the Lecythidaceae, is in the order Ericales, as are other well-known plants such as blueberries, cranberries, sapote, gutta-percha, tea, phlox, and persimmons. The tree is the only species in the monotypic genus Bertholletia, [2] named after French chemist Claude Louis Berthollet. [22]
Lecythis ampla is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae, which also includes the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa). Common names include coco, olla de mono, jicaro and salero. [2] It is found in Central and South America. It has been considered an endangered species in Costa Rica (IUCN, 1988).
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.
Cream nut is a common name for several trees from the tropical Americas which produce edible nuts, and may refer to: Bertholletia excelsa Lecythis , especially:
(Bertholletia excelsa) Native to tropical South America where the nuts are gathered from forest trees growing in the wild. The nuts are hard-shelled seeds borne in a hard, woody capsule. [5] In 2019, global production of Brazil nuts was 78,000 tonnes, most of which were harvested from the Amazon rainforest of Brazil and Bolivia. [9] Cashew
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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