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Bertholletia excelsa

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Bertholletia excelsa

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Ericales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Bertholletia
Species: Bertholletia excelsa

Name

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Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 1: 122. (1808)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Barthollesia excelsa Silva Manso, Enum. Subst. Braz.: 45 (1836), orth. var.
    • Bertholletia nobilis Miers, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 197 (1874)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional:Western South America
      • Bolivia
    • Regional:Brazil
      • Brazil North, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional:Northern South America
      • Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
    • Introduced into:
      • Caroline Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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Deutsch: Paranussbaum
English: Brazil Nut
español: Castaña
suomi: Parapähkinäpuu
magyar: Paradió
italiano: Noce del Brasile
português: castanheira, castanha-do-pará, castanha-do-brasil, castanheira-do-pará, castanheira-do-maranhão, tocari, tururi
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