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Lecythis
Lecythis Lec"y*this (l[e^]s"[i^]*th[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 3 an oil flask.] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order Myrtace[ae], having woody capsules opening by an apical lid. Lecythis Zabucajo yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. L. Ollaria produces the monkey-pots, its capsules. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers.

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- sapucaia nut. Lecythis alutacea - ParĂ¡, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela Lecythis ampla - from Nicaragua to Ecuador Lecythis barnebyi - B Amazonas Lecythis brancoensis...
- Lecythis lurida is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae of the order Ericales. It is endemic to Brazil, where is known as castanha-jarana...
- 12 months to ripen. Lecythis pisonis grows in the rainforest in north and eastern tropical America particularly in Brazil. Lecythis pisonis is grown as...
- Lecythis schwackei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien...
- Lecythis brancoensis is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found in Brazil and Guyana. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998)...
- name used for a number of other species, including Lecythis elliptica, Lecythis grandiflora, and Lecythis pisonis. The name is said to derive from baiting...
- (Bertholletia excelsa), valued for its edible nuts; the paradise nut (Lecythis species) is also eaten. According to molecular analysis of Lecythidaceae...
- Lecythis ollaria is a species of tree found growing in forests in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela. The tree is known locally as coco de mono, and ac****ulates...
- Lecythis prancei is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien,...
- Lecythis barnebyi is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is found only in Brazil. It is threatened by habitat loss. Pires O'Brien...