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Taxon:
Lecythis pisonis
Cambess.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Lecythis
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Lecythidoideae
Nomen number:
21714
Place of publication:
A. F. C. P. de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. merid. 2:377. 1833
Verified:
12/07/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Lecythis amazonum
Mart. ex O. Berg
Lecythis paraensis
Huber ex Ducke
Lecythis urnigera
Mart. ex O. Berg
Lecythis usitata
Miers
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Reference(s)
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Duke, J. A.
1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Mori, S. A. & G. T. Prance.
1990. Lecythidaceae - Part II. The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (
Couroupita
,
Corythophora
,
Bertholletia
,
Couratari
,
Eschweilera
, &
Lecythis
). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(2):295.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Mori, S. A. et al.
Lecythidaceae pages (on-line resource).
URL:
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/lp/taxon.php?irn=133675
Common names
English
monkeypot –
Reference(s)
paradise-nut –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
castanha-de-sapucaia –
Reference(s)
castanheira-de-sapucaia –
Reference(s)
sapucaia –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Amazonas
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Bahia
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Espírito Santo
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Maranhão
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Minas Gerais
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pará
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Pernambuco
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
Rondônia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
Loreto
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Southern America
BRAZIL:
Brazil
[Amazonas, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Pará, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Peru
[Loreto]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Mori, S. A. & G. T. Prance.
1990. Lecythidaceae - Part II. The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (
Couroupita
,
Corythophora
,
Bertholletia
,
Couratari
,
Eschweilera
, &
Lecythis
). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(2):295.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Human food
potential as nut
Mori, S. A. & G. T. Prance.
1990. Lecythidaceae - Part II. The zygomorphic-flowered New World genera (
Couroupita
,
Corythophora
,
Bertholletia
,
Couratari
,
Eschweilera
, &
Lecythis
). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 21(2):295.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Name
References