Cream nut
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| Lecythis pisonis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Lecythis |
| Species: | L. pisonis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lecythis pisonis Camb. |
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Cream nut, Lecythis pisonis, is a tropical tree in the Brazil nut family Lecythidaceae[1]. The fruit is shaped like a cooking pot, with edible seeds inside.
- ^ T. Russell et.al. (2006) "Trees of the world", pp.238-239
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