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Kingdom
  
Family
  
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Lecythis

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Genus

Lecythis Lecythis minor Lecythis elliptica Monkey Pot TopTropicalscom

Lower classifications
  
Lecythis ollaria, Lecythis lurida, Lecythis lanceolata, Lecythis prancei, Lecythis barnebyi

Sapucaia lecythis pisonis


Lecythis is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1758. It is native to Central America and South America.

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Uses

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Several species produce edible seeds and referred to by a variety of common names including paradise nut, monkey pot, cream nut, and sapucaia nut. Lecythis zabucajo is one perhaps the most important edible species, but the seeds of L. ollaria and L. pisonis are also used.

Lecythis Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteLecythis minor

Lecythis Lecythis minor Lecythis elliptica Monkey Pot TopTropicalscom

Lecythis Smithsonian Tropical Research InstituteLecythis minor

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References

Lecythis Wikipedia


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