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- proper noun A
taxonomic genus , withinfamily Caryocaraceae, comprising variousspecies ofneotropical tree , all of which can be used for timber and some of which produce ediblenuts .
Etymologies
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Along the blackwater Rio Nanay corridor in Peru, a distinct flora is found with Symmeria, Mollia, and Caryocar microcarpum although not known elsewhere on the terra firme.
Napo moist forests 2008
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The campos rupestres are marked mainly by cerrado patches with sparse treelets and shrubs with thick bark including Qualea cordata, Q. parviflora, Byrsonima verbascifolia, Neea theifera, Caryocar brasiliense, Campomanesia adamantium, and C. pubescens.
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They are exemplified by Caryocar microcarpum, Caraipa densifolia ssp. densifolia, Macrolobium acaciaefolium, Abuta grandfolia, and Panopsis rubescens.
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BUTTER-NUT, the product of _Caryocar nuciferum_, a native of tropical South
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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_Caryocar_ contains ten species, in tropical South America, some of which form large trees affording a very durable wood, useful for shipbuilding.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Caryocar nuciferum which is cultivated in Dutch and French Guiana, and which, with the almendron of Mariquita (Caryocar amygdaliferum), the juvia of the Esmeralda (Bertholletia excelsa), and the Geoffroea of the Amazon, yields the finest almonds of all South America.
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Firma, that came from Demerara laden with the fruit of the Caryocar tomentosum, which is the Pekea tuberculosa of Aublet.
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Around the conucos of Pimichin grows, in its wild state, the igua, a tree resembling the Caryocar nuciferum which is cultivated in Dutch and French Guiana, and which, with the almendron of Mariquita (Caryocar amygdaliferum), the juvia of the
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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No commercial advantage is here made of the igua; but I saw vessels arrive on the coast of Terra Firma, that came from Demerara laden with the fruit of the Caryocar tomentosum, which is the Pekea tuberculosa of Aublet.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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