Lecythidaceae
61 species
Tropical rainforest trees including Brazil nut tree; produces edible nuts and hard woods.
Allantoma lineata
Skittle Nut
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Barringtonia acutangula
Indian oak, Red Barringtonia
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Barringtonia acutangula subsp. spicata
Putat nasi
Edible: Leaves
Barringtonia asiatica
Fish Killer tree, Beach Barringtonia
Edible: Leaves, Pods, Seeds, Fruit, Flowers, Caution
Barringtonia calyptrocalyx
Edible: Salt
Barringtonia edulis
Vutu kana, Cut nut
Edible: Nuts
Barringtonia fusiformis
Putat padi, Putat gajah
Edible: Leaves
Barringtonia macrocarpa
Large-leaf putat tree
Edible: Leaves
Barringtonia niedenzuana
Edible: Nuts
Barringtonia novae hiberniae
Pao Nut
Edible: Seed
Barringtonia novae-hiberniae
Pao nuts, Cut nut, Navele
Edible: Nuts
Barringtonia procera
Pao nuts, Cut nut
Edible: Nuts
Barringtonia racemosa
Fish Poison Tree
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Caution
Barringtonia reticulata
Edible: ?
Barringtonia scortechinii
Putat gajah, Putat tuba, Putat hutan
Edible: Nuts, Fruit, Spice
Bertholletia excelsa
Brazil nut
Edible: Nuts, Oil, Flavouring, Seeds - oil
Careya arborea
Patana Oak, Slow-match tree
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit, Root bark, Seeds, Flower buds
Careya herbacea
Kradon
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Careya sphaerica
Tummy-wood
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Bud
Cariniana pyriformis
Columbian mahogany
Edible: Fruit aril
Chydenanthus excelsus
Besole tree, Kolowe tree
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Leaves
Couratari guianensis
Edible: Wood - salt
Couroupita guianensis
Cannon-ball tree
Edible: Fruit
Couroupita subsessilis
Castanheiro do macaco, Cannon ball tree
Edible: Fruit
Eschweilera compressa
Edible: Seeds - oil
Eschweilera grandiflora
Big flower eschweilera
Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Seeds - oil
Eschweilera nana
Edible: ?
Eschweilera ovata
Biriba
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil
Eschweilera subglandulosa
Watercare
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Grias cauliflora
Anchovy pear
Edible: Fruit
Grias haughtii
Tapaculo
Edible: Fruit
Grias neuberthii
Mango sacha
Edible: Fruit, Pulp around seeds
Gustavia augusta
Majestic heaven lotus
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia dodsonii
Dodson gustavia
Edible: Leaves
Gustavia dubia
Edible: Nut
Gustavia hexapetala
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia inakuama
Inakuam
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia longifolia
Chope
Edible: Fruit, Sap
Gustavia macarenensis
Iniak, Sachi iniak
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia meubertii
Edible: Nuts, Seed
Gustavia nana
Paco
Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Seeds
Gustavia petiolata
Petiolate gustavia
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia poeppigiana
Poeppig gustavia
Edible: Fruit
Gustavia speciosa
Chupa, Chupo, Chopeira
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Gustavia superba
Membrillo
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Lecythis ampla
Monkey pot, Jicaro, Ample monkey pot tree
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Lecythis chartacea
Parchment like monkeypot tree
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Lecythis corrugata
Mahot rouge, Guacharaco
Edible: Oil
Lecythis lanceolata
Sapucaia-mirim
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Seeds - oil
Lecythis lurida
Castanha-jarana
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Lecythis minor
Coco de mono
Edible: Oil, Seed
Lecythis ollaria
Monkey Pot. Sapucaia nut, Pot nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Lecythis pisonis
Paradise Nut. Brazilian Monkey Pot
Edible: Oil, Seed
Lecythis zabucajo
Sapucaia. Sapucaia nut, Paradise nut, Monkey nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Napoleonaea grossweileri
Edible: Fruit
Petersianthus quadrialatus
Edible: Seeds
Planchonia careya
Cocky Apple, Wild Quince, Billygoat Plum
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Planchonia grandis
Putat nasi
Edible: Leaves
Planchonia rupestris
Sandstone cocky apple
Edible: Fruit
Planchonia valida
Putat tree
Edible: Leaves
Scytopetalum tieghemii
Edible: Fruit