What is Brazil nut?
{{Speciesbox | name = Brazil nut tree | image = A brazil nut tree near Manus Brazil.jpg | status = VU | status_system = IUCN2.3 | display_parents = 2 | genus = Bertholletia | parent_authority = [[Aimé Bonpland|Bonpl.]] | species = excelsa | authority = [[Alexander von Humboldt|Humb.]] & Bonpl. }} The '''Brazil nut''' (''Bertholletia excelsa'') is a [[tree]] from the family [[Lecythidaceae]]. It is native to [[South America]]. The trees are known for their [[nut]]s that come from the [[fruit]] of the plant. ==The plant== [[File:Bertholletia excelsa fruit and seeds.jpg|thumb|Brazil nut fruit with shelled and de-shelled nuts.]] The Brazil nut is known to be a large tree in the [[Amazon rainforest]]. It can be about {{cvt|50|m|ft|abbr=on}} tall and the [[diameter]] of its trunk is about {{convert|1|to|2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}. It could live for 500 years. Some trees could also reach a thousand years of age.<ref>{{cite web|title=Harvesting nuts, improving lives in Brazil| url= http://www.assets.wwf.no/news_facts/newsroom/features/index.cfm?uNewsID=92320|publisher=World Wildlife Fund|author=Taitson, Bruno |date=January 18, 2007 |access-date=July 17, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080523200535/http://www.assets.wwf.no/news_facts/newsroom/features/index.cfm?uNewsID=92320|archive-date=May 23, 2008 }}</ref> The [[Plant stem|stem]] is straight and commonly does not have branches in half of itself. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Multistub|biology|food}} [[Category:Ericales]] [[Category:Edible nuts and seeds]]