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Name:
Common name:
Lecythis zabucajo → Paradise nut, Sapucaia
Synonym:
Lecythis zabucajo → Lecythis crassinoda, (Miers)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Lecythidaceae → Lecythis → zabucajo → Lecythis zabucajo → Aubl.
Protection status:
Location:
Size of the dried fruit:
Length: 17 cm
Width: 16,8 cm
Height: 13 cm
Weight:
These interesting heavy and woody fruit pods ripen on trees up to forty meters tall. They house a variety of edible bizarre nuts with a white appendage. The fruit capsule is closed with a lid that detaches when ripe and releases the fruit.
