Lecythis (/ˈlɛsɪθɪs/LESS-ith-iss) is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1758.[2][3] It is native to Central America and South America.[1] Several species produce edible seeds and referred to by a variety of common names including paradise nut, monkey pot, cream nut, and sapucaia nut.
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name used for a number of other species, including Lecythis elliptica, Lecythis grandiflora, and Lecythis pisonis. The name is said to derive from baiting...
12 months to ripen. Lecythis pisonis grows in the rainforest in north and eastern tropical America particularly in Brazil. Lecythis pisonis is grown as...
Lecythis minor, the monkey-pot tree, is a small tree with toxic seeds that occurs in South America. Lecythis minor is a small to medium-sized tree that...
Lecythis lanceolata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales. It is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion in southeast...
Lecythis lurida is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales. It is endemic to Brazil, where is known as castanha-jarana...
medicine to treat pneumonia and diarrhoea. "Lecythis ampla Miers". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2012-09-01. "Lecythis ampla". STRI Herbarium. Smithsonian Tropical...
Lecythis barnebyi is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien...
Lecythis retusa is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. World Conservation...
Lecythis schomburgkii is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires...
Lecythis ollaria is a species of tree found growing in forests in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The tree is known locally as coco de mono, and accumulates...
(Bertholletia excelsa), valued for its edible nuts; the paradise nut (Lecythis species) is also eaten. According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae...
Lecythis brancoensis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998)...
Lecythis schwackei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien...
Lecythis serrata is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien,...
Lecythis prancei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien,...
Lecythis parvifructa is a species of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien...
for several plants and may refer to: Samanea saman, used in woodworking Lecythis ollaria, found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela Pithecellobium dulce Senna...
produce edible nuts, and may refer to: Bertholletia excelsa Lecythis, especially: Lecythis pisonis This page is an index of articles on plant species (or...
smooth shell, and is the principal commercial macadamia nut. Paradise nut (Lecythis usitata), native to the Amazon rain forest, highly regarded by indigenous...
angustifolia, Heliconia, Eichhornia crassipes, Anacardium excelsum, and Lecythis minor. Found in urban areas are such tree species as Gliricidia sepium...
Dipteryx panamensis, Hieronyma alchorneoides, Hymenolobium mesoamericanum, Lecythis ampla and Terminalia oblonga. These trees need to be able to withstand...
nicaraguensis), the almendro (Dipteryx oleifera) and the monkey pot tree (Lecythis ampla); the last two species (regional endemics of the lowlands found below...
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