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  The Brazil Nut
Bertholletia excelsa belongs to a pantropical family of trees (Lecythidaceae) that includes approximately 200 species in the Neotropics, distributed from southern Mexico into southern Brazil (Mori and Prance, 1990a; Prance and Mori, 1979).
Bertholletia excelsa is an Amazonian plant that prefers nonflooded forest (terra firma) in the Guianas, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia and Brazil.
Trees of Bertholletia excelsa occur in stands of 50 to 100 individuals that are known as "manchales" in Peru (Sánchez, 1973) and "castanhais" in Brazil (Dias, 1959).
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 bertholletiaexcelsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Expression of a methionine-rich storage albumin from the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K., Lecythidaceae) in transgenic bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae).
The removal of Bertholletia excelsa seeds (Lecythidaceae) by animals in a Central Amazonian Tropical Forest, Brazil.
A chimeric gene encoding the methionine-rich 2S albumin of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) is stably expressed and inherited in transgenic legumes.
www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/bertholletiaexcelsa.htm   (2015 words)

  
 Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa great medicinal properties
A chimeric gene encoding the methionine-rich 2S albumin of the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.) is stably expressed and inherited in transgenic grain legumes.
Isolation, characterization and expression of a gene coding for a 2S albumin from Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut).
The amino-acid sequence of the 2S sulphur-rich proteins from seeds of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.).
www.raintree-health.co.uk /plants/brazilnut.html   (929 words)

  
 Bertholletia excelsa - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Every one is acquainted with the hard-shelled, triangular fruit called the Brazil nut, but there are, perhaps, but few who know anything about the tree that produces it, or its mode of growth.
The Brazil nut tree belongs to a genus of Lecythidaceæ of which there is only one species, Bertholletia excelsa.
For three months we had been living on nothing but poor chocolate and rice cooked in water, always without butter, and often without salt, when we procured a large quantity of the fresh fruits of the Bertholletia.
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 BRAZIL NUT (bertholletia  excelsa)
The guide of Medicinal Plants, Indians and of the northeast.
Ampe, C., to the one of ET, "La acid succession of amino of proteins of rick of sulfur 2S of seeds of nut of Brazil (of Bertholletia H.B.K.) excelsa." Eur.
The sun, S.., to the one of ET, "las Properties, biosynthesis and processing of a rich sulfur protein in the nut of Brazil (of Bertholletia H.B.K.) excelsa." Eur.
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 Brazil Nut Selenium, alternative-essentials.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia...
Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa) Brazil nuts have about 2,500 times as much selenium as any other nut.
The Brazil Nut is a South American tree Bertholletia excelsa in the family...
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 Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia ...
Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa
"The amino-acid sequence of the 2S sulfur-rich proteins from seeds of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)." Eur.
"Properties, biosynthesis and processing of a sulfur-rich protein in Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.)." Eur.
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 brazil nut - brazil nut recipes nuts fruitcake database bertholletia cake recipe effect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Brazil Nut HomepageAbout the Brazil nut and its role in tropical forest conservation.
Because of its economic importance, the Brazil nut has been the target of...
Database entry for Brazil Nut - Bertholletia excelsa - Brazil Nut...
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 AllRefer.com - Brazil nut, Plant (Plants) - Encyclopedia
Brazil nut, common name for the Lecythidaceae, a family of tropical trees.
It includes the anchovy pear (Grias cauliflora), a West Indian species with edible fruit used for pickles, and several lumber trees of South America, e.g., the cannon-ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), some species of Barringtonia, and the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa).
The latter is found chiefly in Brazil along the Amazon and Orinoco rivers.
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 Arvores e Arbustos do Brasil - Scientific Names: Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.
Arvores e Arbustos do Brasil - Scientific Names: Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K. Home
GENUS: Bertholletia H.B.K. Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K. Bertholletia nobilis Miers {Synonym} [4]
Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K. A Amazonia, enorme e fantastica floresta tropical, vem, ao longo da
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 Bertholletia excelsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
This is the home page of a project of the Amazon Conservation Association, which aims to "integrate field research in Peru with efficient management policies to increase the viability of Brazil nuts as an NTFP (non-timber forest product)".
The site describes the project and it also contains news and information about brazil nuts, the Bertholletia excelsa tree, and the conservation of the tropical forests where they grow.
There is also a photo gallery of 24 annotated photos by André Bärtschi, and a bibliogrpahy by Enrique G. Ortiz with about 200 references.
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 Brazil nut --  Britannica Concise Encyclopedia - The online encyclopedia you can trust!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Edible seed of a large South American tree, Bertholletia excelsa (family Lecythidaceae), and one of the major commercially traded nuts in the world.
edible seed of a large South American tree (Bertholletia excelsa) found in the Amazonian forests of Brazil, Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador.
The Brazil nut is particularly well known in the Brazilian state of Pará;, where it is called castanha-do-pará (Pará; nut) and is grown as one of the major commercially traded nuts in the world.
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 Sometimes, a law is just nuts! - Renfield's Garden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In Peru, it is illegal to cut down a Brazil nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa Humboldt and Bonpland).
The trees, protected by law to protect the nut industry, cease producing pods of Brazil nuts.
The New York Botanical Garden has a great herbarium drawing of Bertholletia excelsa.
www.killerplants.com /renfields-garden/20020501.asp   (439 words)

  
 Brazil nut, brazil health nut, brazil nut nutrition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
A recipe that uses brazil nuts, walnuts, and pecans along with several dried fruits.
Large seed capsule and seeds of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa),...
A tropical South American evergreen tree (Bertholletia excelsa) having globose, woody fruit and edible, dark brown, three-sided seeds.
www.homefaq.net /brazil-nut.html   (1441 words)

  
 Brazil Nuts, Cream Nuts, Para Nuts
The Brazil nut is enclosed in a hard dark brown shell and tastes like a coconut.
Brazil nuts are the edible seeds of a giant South American tree (Bertholletia excelsa) that grows wild in the Amazon River basin.
Unshelled Brazil nuts will keep for a few months if stored in a cool, dry place.
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 OILS - LoveToKnow Article on OILS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Cotton-seed ossypium herbaceum Sesame Sesamum orientate, S. indicus Curcas, purging nut.
Jatropl~a curcas Brazil nut Bertholletia excelsa Croton Croton Tiglium.
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 Extraction and Functional Characteristics of Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa HBK) Globulin -- Ramos and Bora 9 (4): ...
Extraction and Functional Characteristics of Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa HBK) Globulin -- Ramos and Bora 9 (4): 265 -- Food Science and Technology International
Extraction and Functional Characteristics of Brazil Nut (Bertholletia excelsa HBK) Globulin
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 Does Sustainable Development Help Nature?
A subset of the sustainable development idea is referred to as sustainable exploitation-the category of activities that generate local income by prudently exploiting renewable natural resources.
This includes safari hunting, wildlife viewing, the production by local artisans of value-added wood products, or the harvesting of natural products such as Brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa), chicle (Achras zapota), or rattan (various genera of climbing palms) for export.
Ideally, such activities do not compromise biodiversity values (Salafsky et al.
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 Brazil Nut / Bertholletia excelsa(fireweed->exnatrem)
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