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• Bertholletia
  ...ually described as B. excelsa. The common trade name is Castanea, the name of the genus including the chestnuts. *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Schinus
  ...r Tree or Christmasberry (''[[Schinus terebinthifolius]]'') are the source of the spice known as [[pink peppercorn]]s<ref>[http://books.google.com/books? ...inous mastic-like juice of some species). Anacardiaceae. Resinous dioecous trees, one much planted in California.
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• Aechmea miniata
  ...ogy)|genus]] ''[[Aechmea]]''. This species is [[Native plant|native]] to [[Brazil]]. ...ed. Var. discolor, Hort., has the lvs. purple or violet-brown on the back. Brazil.
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• Ouratea
  ...Baill. Gomphia olivaeformis, St. Hil. G. decorans, Lem.). Tall shrub from Brazil: Lvs. broad-lanceolate, shining, finely serrulate: fls. bright yellow, in a *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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• Rolliniopsis
  ...species are R. simiarum, Safford, recently discovered by Rose and Russell, of the Carnegie ...eiro; and R. lepto- petala (Rollinia leptopetala, R. E. Fries), of Piauhy, Brazil.—See Journ. Wash. Acad. Sci., vol. 6, p. 1916.
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• Aechmea orlandiana
  ...olors of Orlando.<ref>Foster, Mulford B. and Racine (1945). Air Gardens of Brazil. Lancaster, PA: Jaques Cattell Press.</ref> ...ps of leaves regularly. Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.
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• Byrsonima
  ...bout 75 [[genera]] in the [[Malpighiaceae]], a [[family (biology)|family]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the order [[Malpighiales]]. In particular in [[Amer ...'' in particular is known by that name, as it is an [[underutilized crop]] of some commercial importance in [[Latin America]].
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• Manihot
  Manihot (native Brazilian name). Euphorbiaceae. Tropical trees and shrubs cultivated as ornamentals and for important economic products. ...and Ricinus. Although the plan of the infl. is different, several species of Manihot and Jatropha are otherwise so similar that they have been placed fi
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• Aechmea weilbachii
  ...iology)|genus]] ''[[Aechmea]]''. This species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Brazil]]. Var. leodiensis, Andre. Lvs. violet and spotted: fls. shorter. Brazil.
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• Zygocactus
  ...idization between the different species and with Epiphyllum and the allies of Cereus, so that typical plants are rarely met with. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
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• Villaresia
  ...ted in the islands of the Pacific, Trop. Austral., Indian Archipelago, and Brazil and Chile. ...for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc -->
  2 KB (258 words) - 12:44, 28 October 2009
• Lithraea
  ...below: fls. small, yellowish white, in few-fld. clusters: fr. a dry drupe. Brazil, Chile. '''''Lithraea''''' ([[syn.]] ''Lithrea'' Hook.) is a [[genus]] of [[flowering plant]]s in the soapberry family [[Anacardiaceae]].
  3 KB (375 words) - 02:52, 12 December 2009
• Nut (fruit)
  ...maturity). True nuts are produced, for example, by some plants — families of the [[order (biology)|order]] [[Fagales]]. *[[Almond]] is the edible seed of a [[drupe]] — the leathery "flesh" is removed at harvest.
  3 KB (385 words) - 05:16, 11 March 2010
• Isochilus linearis
  ...ogle.com/books?id=to4rytwGiiwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=The+new+encyclopedia+of+orchids&lr= |accessdate=June 21 2009}}</ref>. ...thick woods, Jamaica, Trinidad, Brazil, etc. I. major, Cham. & Schlecht., of Mex., is taller, fls. larger and darker colored.
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• Aechmea bromeliifolia
  ...]] of [[Atlantic Forest]] [[biome]]. This plant grows in [[Bolivia]] and [[Brazil]]. ...ps of leaves regularly. Can be grown in soil, pots, moss in the crotch of trees.
  2 KB (264 words) - 20:52, 12 November 2010
• Aechmea distichantha
  ...is a [[Bromeliaceae|bromeliad]] typical of [[Cerrado]] [[vegetation]] in [[Brazil]], which is also native to northern [[Argentina]], [[Paraguay]], and [[Urug ...nger than the obtuse-cuspidate sepals; fl.-bract pocket-like, 1/4in. long. Brazil.
  3 KB (406 words) - 02:10, 13 November 2010
• Eugenia
  | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> ...ed States, where they give promise of attaining much importance. The clove of commerce belongs to this genus.
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• Buettneria
  ...German botanist). Byttneria. Stetcidiaces. About 50 herbs, shrubs or trees of diverse habit, native to eastern and western tropics, scarcely known in cul ...s. One species is catalogued in S. Calif.: B. urticifolia, Schum., from S. Brazil, Argentina: Climbing shrub; branche« grooved, spiny, nearly glabrous: Lvs.
  2 KB (221 words) - 15:34, 14 February 2010
• Quillaja
  ...ine compound, which makes it useful as soap). Rosaceae. Glabrous evergreen trees, whose bark is sometimes saponaceous, occasionally grown in the greenhouse ..., cohering at their base, many-seeded.—About 3 or 4 species, natives of S. Brazil, Chile, and Peru.
  2 KB (300 words) - 10:41, 12 December 2009
• Nut
  *[[Almond]] is the edible seed of a [[drupe]] — the leathery "flesh" is removed at harvest. *[[Brazil nut]] is the seed from a [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]].
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