Caryocar
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| Caryocar | |
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| Pekea-nut (Caryocar nuciferum) parts drawing | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Caryocaraceae |
| Genus: | Caryocar F.Allam. ex L. |
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15, see text | |
Caryocar (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae. There are 15 species in this genus, all trees that yield a strong timber. Eight species within the genus Caryocar have edible fruits, called souari-nuts or sawarri-nuts.[1] The most well-known species is probably the Pekea-nut (C. nuciferum). In Brazil the Pequi (C. brasiliense) is most popular; it has a variety of uses, not the least among them being the production of pequi oil. Furthermore, some species are used by indigenous peoples to produce poisons for hunting.
Species
- Caryocar amygdaliferum
- Caryocar amygdaliforme
- Caryocar barbinerve Miq.
- Caryocar brasiliense – Pequi
- Caryocar coccineum
- Caryocar coriaceum
- Caryocar costaricense
- Caryocar cuneatum Wittm.
- Caryocar dentatum
- Caryocar edule Casar.
- Caryocar glabrum (Aubl.) Pers. (= C. microcarpum, Saouari glabra)
- Caryocar intermedium Wittm.
- Caryocar montanum
- Caryocar nuciferum – Pekea-nut, Butter-nut of Guinea
- Caryocar villosum (Aubl.) Pers. (= Saouari villosa)
Footnotes
- ↑ Hoehne (1946)
References
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- Hoehne, F.C. (1946). Frutas Indígenas [in Portuguese]. Instituto de Botânica da Secretaria de Agricultura, Indústria e Comércio de São Paulo.
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