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The Brazil nut is a South American tree of the monotypic genus Bertholletia, in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of its commercially harvested edible seeds. It is among the largest and longest lived trees of the Amazon rainforest. Its fruit and nutshell are large, together weighing as much as 2 kilograms, and enclose the edible nut. Brazil nuts are valued as food for their diverse micronutrient content, particularly a high level of selenium. The tree's wood is also prized for carpentry, flooring and heavy construction. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Bertholletia excelsa 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Brazil nut (Wikidata)

In Biome

Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Brazil nut (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem

Amazon Rainforest, Ecosystems
Source Brazil nut (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Bolivia

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Brazil

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Colombia

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Guyana

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South America

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Suriname

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Taiwan

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Venezuela

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Sources
1. Brazil nut (Wikipedia)
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 362750
    It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) refers to a South American tree of the monotypic genus Bertholletia in the family Lecythidaceae as well as the tree's commercially-harvested edible seeds.
  • Infobox: status
    VU
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Lead section
    It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest.
  • In Ecosystem: Amazon Rainforest, Lead
    It is one of the largest and longest-lived trees in the Amazon rainforest.
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2. Plants For A Future: Bertholletia excelsa
Plants For A FutureMedicinal Uses
Quote, Medicinal Uses
The bark of the tree is used as a treatment for liver problems.
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3. Brazil nut (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q81671 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Ericales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12414
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12414
"active":true,"cites_listing":"NC"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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