Brazil nut

The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) is a tree from the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to South America. The trees are known for their nuts that come from the fruit of the plant.

The plant
The Brazil nut is known to be a large tree in the Amazon rainforest. It can be about  tall and the diameter of its trunk is about . It could live for 500 years. Some trees could also reach a thousand years of age. The stem is straight and commonly does not have branches in half of itself.

References

Category:Ericales
Category:Edible nuts and seeds