Lecythis Ollaria
This tree produces the hard urn-shaped fruits known in Brazil as monkey cups. The seeds are eatable and sold as Sapucaia nuts. The fruit vessels are very peculiar, being 6 inches in diameter and havin...
This tree produces the hard urn-shaped fruits
known in Brazil as monkey cups. The seeds are eatable and sold as
Sapucaia nuts. The fruit vessels are very peculiar, being 6 inches
in diameter and having closely fitting lids, which separate when
the seeds are mature. The bark is composed of a great number of
layers, not thicker than writing paper, which the Indians separate
and employ as cigar wrappers.
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