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Title: Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.
Authors: Mori S., Smith N.

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The Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae)

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Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.

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Medial sections of androecial hoods of Bertholletia excelsa.
Placentation as seen in ovary longitudinal section of Bertholletia excelsa.
Placentation as seen in ovary longitudinal section of Bertholletia excelsa.
Placentation as seen in ovary cross-sections of Bertholletia excelsa.
Fissured bark of a Brazil nut tree.
Botanical line drawing of Bertholletia excelsa. Drawing by B. Angell.
Herbarium collection of fruits of Bertholletia excelsa.
Herbarium sheet of Bertholletia excelsa
Leptocaul tree of Bertholletia excelsa.
A Brazil nut tree and flower
A Brazil nut tree growing along the banks of the Rio Negro.
An agouti removing the seeds from a Brazil nut fruit.
Pollination of the Brazil nut
Bee in a Brazil nut flower (Bertholletia excelsa).
Inflorescencia of a Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa).
Fruit and seeds of a Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa).

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