Bertholletia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Lecythidaceae
Subfamilia: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Bertholletia
Species: B. excelsa
Name

Bertholletia Bonpl. in F.W.H.A.von Humboldt & A.J.A.Bonpland, Pl. Aequinoct. 1: 122 (1808)
Synonyms

Heterotypic
Barthollesia Silva Manso, Enum. Subst. Braz.: 45 (1836)
Bertholetia Brongn., Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: 123 (1843), orth. var.

References

Bonpland, A.J.A. 1836. Plantae Aequinoctiales 1: 122, t. 36.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Bertholletia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 11. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Bertholletia. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 11 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Bertholletia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Jan. 11.

Vernacular names
English: Brazil Nut
suomi: Parapähkinäpuut