Lecythidaceae

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Home Plants magnoliophyta magnoliopsida ericales Lecythidaceae

A.Rich.

1825

brazil nut family

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The Lecythidaceae ( LESS-ith-ih-DAY-see) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia. Well known members of the family include the cannonball tree (Couroupita guianensis) and the edible Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)....read more on Wikipedia.