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The native range of the Brazil nut tree [Bertholletia excelsa] is eastern Bolivia, Brazil, eastern Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, eastern Peru, and Venezuela. Its current geographic distribution in Brazil is in the northern states of Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, and Rondônia.
The tree is included in the official list of endangered flora of Brazil [Portaria 37-N, Act No. 37-n]. The list was published on April 3, 1992 by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewal Natural Resources [Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, IBAMA].
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Where does the Brazel nut come from?
Brazil nut is the name of a South American tree and also the name of the tree's edible seed. The Brazil nut tree is native to Guianas, Venezuela, Brazil and Eastern Peru.
Do Brazil nuts grow in Brazil?
The Brazil nut comes from a tree native to tropical South America, but not confined to Brazil.hep werer is it
Is a Brazil Nut tree a angiosperm?
Yes, the Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is an angiosperm. Angiosperms are flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed within a fruit, and the Brazil nut tree fits this classification. It produces large fruits that contain the edible Brazil nuts, which are its seeds. This tree is native to the Amazon rainforest and plays a crucial role in its ecosystem.
Where does the Brazil Nut tree live?
BRAZIL
What is the scientific name of the 'Brazil nut tree'?
The phrase 'Bertholletia excelsa' is the scientific name for the Brazil nut tree.
Is the Brazil nut tree a hardwood tree?
Yes. A Brazil Nut Tree is a hardwood tree. Do not stand underneath one. The pod full of Brazil Nuts drops about 150 feet!
What color is the Brazil Nut Tree?
Periwinkle
In what layer is the Brazil nut tree?
in the emergent layer
Is the Brazil nut a seed?
Yes. It is one of the several large seeds found in the fruit of the brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa)
What is an almendron?
An almendron is another term for the Brazil nut tree.
What kind of trees do nuts come from?
The Brazil Nut tree.
What does a Brazil nut have to do with orchids?
The Brazil nut tree can only be pollinated by an orchid bee, which feeds on a specific type of orchid Coryanthes vasquezii. So without the orchid growing nearby, the tree can not be pollinated and no Brazil nuts (which are actually the tree's seeds) can be produced.
