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Taxon:
Lecythis zabucajo
Aubl.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Lecythis
Family:
Lecythidaceae
Subfamily:
Lecythidoideae
Nomen number:
21717
Place of publication:
Hist. pl. Guiane 718, t. 288, 284. 1775
Verified:
01/05/1995
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 davisii
Sandwith
No images
Reference(s)
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
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):289-290, 292.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Note:
lists as "
zabucaja
"
Mori, S. A. et al.
Lecythidaceae pages (on-line resource).
URL:
http://sweetgum.nybg.org/lp/taxon.php?irn=133705
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Rosengarten, F.
1984. The book of edible nuts
Common names
English
monkeynut –
Reference(s)
paradise-nut –
Reference(s)
sapucaia-nut –
Reference(s)
French
canari macaque –
Reference(s)
German
Paradiesnuß –
Reference(s)
Portuguese (Brazil)
castanha-sapucaia –
Reference(s)
sapucaia –
Reference(s)
Spanish
nuez del paraíso –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Native
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Human food
potential as nut
Rosengarten, F.
1984. The book of edible nuts
Name
References