Bertholletia


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Read about Bertholletia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Bertholletia (after Louis Claude Berthollet, French chemist). Myrtaceae. Brazil-nut. Butter Nut. Para-nut. Cream-nut. Nigger-toe. Large trees: Lvs. alternate, bright green, leathery, about 2 ft. long, 6 in. broad: fls. cream-colored: calyx parts united and tearing into 2 parts when the flower opens; petals 6; stamens many, united into a hood- shaped mass, the upper ones sterile: fr. round, about 6 in. diam., with a hard shell containing 18-24 3-sided nuts (Fig. 543).— Species several, all furnishing Brazil nuts and usually described as B. excelsa. The common trade name is Castanea, the name of the genus including the chestnuts.


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