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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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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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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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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
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