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Sea Almond - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 CC
Sea Almond (Terminalia catappa) Info
Terminalia catappa is a large tropical tree in the leadwood tree family, Combretaceae, that grows mainly in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Australia. It is known by the English common names country-almond, Indian-almond, Malabar-almond, sea-almond, and tropical-almond and false kamani. It is known by the name ebelebo in Nigeria. (Wikipedia)
Provision Tree - Photo (c) Edegar Bernardes, all rights reserved, uploaded by Edegar Bernardes C
Provision Tree (Pachira aquatica) Info
Pachira aquatica is a tropical wetland tree of the mallow family Malvaceae, native to Central and South America where it grows in swamps. It is known by the common names Malabar chestnut, French peanut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, monguba (Brazil), pumpo (Guatemala) and is commercially sold under the names money tree and money plant. This tree is sometimes sold with a braided trunk and is commonly grown as a hous (Wikipedia)
Brazil Nut - Photo (c) Leonardo Bergamini, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Leonardo Bergamini CC
Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa) Info
The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a South American tree in the family Lecythidaceae, and also the name of the tree's commercially harvested edible seeds. (Wikipedia)
Lecythis pisonis - Photo (c) Marinês Eiterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marinês Eiterer CC
Lecythis pisonis Info
Lecythis pisonis (cream nut or monkey pot) is a tropical tree in the Brazil nut family Lecythidaceae. It is known in its native tropical America as sapucaia or castanha-de-sapucaia. The fruit is shaped like a cooking pot and contains edible seeds. (Wikipedia)