Bertholletia excelsa
Brazil nut
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Castanheiro | |
| Deutsch | Paranuss | |
| English | Brazil nut | |
| Français | Paranuss | |
| Italiano | Paranuss | |
| Suomi | Paranuss | |
| Norsk | Paranuss | |
| Čeština | Paranuss | |
| Español | castaña del Marañon, olla de mico (CO) | |
| Svenska | Paranuss | |
| Polski | Paranuss | |
| Український | Paranuss | |
| Român | Paranuss | |
| Русский | Paranuss | |
| Български | Paranuss | |
| EESTI | Paranuss | |
| 日本語 | Paranuss | |
| Other names |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Latin America | |||
| States and Territories | French Guiana; Guyana; Suriname; Venezuela; Bolivia; Colombia; Brazil West-Central; Brazil North | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Ericales | |||
| Family | Lecythidaceae | |||
| Genus | Bertholletia | |||
| Species | excelsa | |||
| Author citation | Bonpl. | |||
| Scientific name | Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/lecbeexc.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 0.55-0.7 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
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Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson