Bertholletia excelsa

Bertholletia excelsa

Taxonavigation

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

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

Synonyms

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

Distribution

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

Primary references

• Bonpland, A.J.A. in Alexandri de Humboldt et Amati Bonpland 1808. Plantae Aequinoctiales...Paris 1:122-127, t. 36
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Bertholletia excelsa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 12. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Bertholletia excelsa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• IUCN: Bertholletia excelsa H. & B.  (Vulnerable)

Vernacular names

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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