Lecythidaceae

species of plant, Brazil nut

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species of flowering plant in the Brazil nut family Lecythidaceae

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Couroupita is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1775. It is native to tropical South America and Central America.

Petersianthus is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1865 under the name Petersia. This turned out to be an illegitimate homonym, meaning that it had already been used by someone else to refer to a very different plant. So the name of these species in the Lecythidaceae was changed to Petersianthus. It is native to the Philippines and to parts of Africa. The following two species belong to this genus, with the basionyms of both taxa belonging to what is known today as the family Combretaceae.

Foetidia is a genus of flowering plants first described as a genus in 1788.

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Careya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, Indochina, and Peninsular Malaysia.

Scytopetalum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.

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Crateranthus is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae, first described as a genus in 1913. It is native to tropical Africa (Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo).

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Corythophora is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1939. It is native to northeastern South America (French Guiana, Suriname, northern Brazil).

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Oubanguia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae.

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Allantoma is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1874. It is native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, northern Brazil.

Pierrina is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lecythidaceae. It only contains one known species, Pierrina zenkeri.

Brazzeia is a genus of plants in the family Lecythidaceae. It includes three species native to central tropical Africa.

Asteranthos is a genus of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. There is only one known species, Asteranthos brasiliensis, native to Venezuela and Brazil.

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Chydenanthus is a genus of woody plant in the Lecythidaceae family first described as a genus in 1875. There is only one known species, Chydenanthus excelsus, native to Indonesia, Myanmar, New Guinea, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

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