Brazil nut

Brazil nut tree
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Lecythidaceae
Genus:	Bertholletia Bonpl.
Species:	B. excelsa
Binomial name
Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.

Brazil nut is a large rainforest tree (up to 160 feet tall and living 500+ years) which bears a 4-6" heavy capsule full of the so-called "Brazil nuts". The taste is mild and bland, yet satisfying because the nuts are dense and oily.

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