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Caryocar Villosum
''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the West Indies. ''Caryocar'' consists of trees that yield a strong timber. Some of the species within the genus ''Caryocar'' have edible fruits, called souari-nuts or sawarri-nuts.Hoehne (1946) The most well-known species is probably the Pekea-nut (''C. nuciferum''). In Brazil the Pequi (''C. brasiliense'') is most popular; it has a variety of uses, not the least among them being the production of pequi oil. Furthermore, some species are used by indigenous peoples to produce poisons for hunting. ;Species # '' Caryocar amygdaliferum'' Mutis - Colombia, Panama # '' Caryocar amygdaliforme'' G.Don - Ecuador, N Peru # ''Caryocar brasiliense'' A.St.-Hil. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay # '' Caryocar coriaceum'' Wittm. - N Brazil # '' Caryocar costar ...
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Caryocar Nuciferum
''Caryocar nuciferum'', the butter-nut of Guiana, is a fruit tree native to Central and South America. Description ''Caryocar nuciferum'' grows up to in humid forests. Flowers are hermaphroditic and in small clusters. The large coconut-sized fruit, weighs about , is round or pear-shaped some in diameter, and greyish-brown in colour. The outer skin is leathery, about thick, and covered in rust-coloured lenticels. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' Eleventh Edition (1911) calls the fruit "perhaps the finest of all hosecalled nuts. The kernel is large, soft, and even sweeter than the almond, which it somewhat resembles in taste." Pulp of the mesocarp is oily and sticky, holding 1–4 hard, woody, warty stones, with tasty, reniform endocarp. Taxonomy ''Caryocar nuciferum'' is illustrated and discussed in detail in ''Curtis's Botanical Magazine'' volume 54 (1827), and figured oplates 2727 and 2728using material sent from the island of Saint Vincent by Lansdown Guilding. It ...
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Poison
A poison is any chemical substance that is harmful or lethal to living organisms. The term is used in a wide range of scientific fields and industries, where it is often specifically defined. It may also be applied colloquially or figuratively, with a broad sense. Whether something is considered a poison or not may depend on the amount, the circumstances, and what living things are present. Poisoning could be accidental or deliberate, and if the cause can be identified there may be ways to neutralise the effects or minimise the symptoms. In biology, a poison is a chemical substance causing death, injury or harm to organisms or their parts. In medicine, poisons are a kind of toxin that are delivered passively, not actively. In industry the term may be negative, something to be removed to make a thing safe, or positive, an agent to limit unwanted pests. In ecological terms, poisons introduced into the environment can later cause unwanted effects elsewhere, or in other pa ...
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Caryocar Montanum
''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the West Indies. ''Caryocar'' consists of trees that yield a strong timber. Some of the species within the genus ''Caryocar'' have edible fruits, called souari-nuts or sawarri-nuts.Hoehne (1946) The most well-known species is probably the Pekea-nut (''C. nuciferum''). In Brazil the Pequi (''C. brasiliense'') is most popular; it has a variety of uses, not the least among them being the production of pequi oil. Furthermore, some species are used by indigenous peoples to produce poisons for hunting. ;Species # ''Caryocar amygdaliferum'' Mutis - Colombia, Panama # '' Caryocar amygdaliforme'' G.Don - Ecuador, N Peru # ''Caryocar brasiliense'' A.St.-Hil. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay # ''Caryocar coriaceum'' Wittm. - N Brazil # ''Caryocar costarice ...
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Caryocar Glabrum
''Caryocar glabrum'' is a species of tree in the family Caryocaraceae. It is native to South America. Chemical compounds Dihydroisocoumarin Dihydroisocoumarins are phenolic compounds related to isocoumarin. Dihydroisocoumarin glucosides A glucoside is a glycoside that is chemically derived from glucose. Glucosides are common in plants, but rare in animals. Glucose is produced whe ... glucosides can be found in ''C. glabrum''. References External links * * glabrum Plants described in 1806 Trees of Peru Trees of Brazil {{Malpighiales-stub ...
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Rio De Janeiro (state)
Rio de Janeiro () is one of the States of Brazil, 27 federative units of Brazil. It has the second largest economy of Brazil, with the largest being that of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. The state, which has 8.2% of the Brazilian population, is responsible for 9.2% of the Brazilian Gross domestic product, GDP. The state of Rio de Janeiro is located within the Brazilian geopolitical region classified as the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast (assigned by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, IBGE). Rio de Janeiro shares borders with all the other states in the same Southeast macroregion: Minas Gerais (North, N and Ordinal directions, NW), Espírito Santo (Ordinal direction, NE) and São Paulo (state), São Paulo (Ordinal directions, SW). It is bounded on the east and south by the South Atlantic Ocean. Rio de Janeiro has an area of . Its capital is the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, which was the capital of the Portuguese Colonial ...
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Bahia
Bahia () is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by area. Bahia's capital is the city of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador (formerly known as "Cidade do São Salvador da Bahia de Todos os Santos", literally "City of the Holy Savior of the Bay of All the Saints"), on a Spit (landform), spit of land separating the Bay of All Saints from the Atlantic. Once a stronghold of supporters of direct rule of Brazil by the Portuguese monarchy, and dominated by Agriculture in Brazil, agricultural, Slavery in Brazil, slaving, and ranching interests, Bahia is now a predominantly Working class, working-class industrial and agricultural state. The state is home to 7% of the Brazilian population and produces 4.2% of the country's GDP. It is ...
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Caryocar Edule
''Caryocar'' (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the West Indies. ''Caryocar'' consists of trees that yield a strong timber. Some of the species within the genus ''Caryocar'' have edible fruits, called souari-nuts or sawarri-nuts.Hoehne (1946) The most well-known species is probably the Pekea-nut (''C. nuciferum''). In Brazil the Pequi (''C. brasiliense'') is most popular; it has a variety of uses, not the least among them being the production of pequi oil. Furthermore, some species are used by indigenous peoples to produce poisons for hunting. ;Species # ''Caryocar amygdaliferum'' Mutis - Colombia, Panama # '' Caryocar amygdaliforme'' G.Don - Ecuador, N Peru # ''Caryocar brasiliense'' A.St.-Hil. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay # ''Caryocar coriaceum'' Wittm. - N Brazil # ''Caryocar costarice ...
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Caryocar Costaricense
''Caryocar costaricense'' is a species of plant in the Caryocaraceae family. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Panama, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss. References

Caryocar, costaricense Vulnerable plants Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{malpighiales-stub ...
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Caryocar Coriaceum
''Caryocar coriaceum'' is a species of plant in the Caryocaraceae family. It is endemic to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population .... References coriaceum Endangered plants Endemic flora of Brazil Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Plants described in 1886 {{malpighiales-stub ...
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