Lecythidaceae
61 edible species
Tropical rainforest trees including Brazil nut tree; produces edible nuts and hard woods.
Skittle Nut
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Indian oak, Red Barringtonia
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Putat nasi
Edible: Leaves
Fish Killer tree, Beach Barringtonia
Edible: Leaves, Pods, Seeds, Fruit, Flowers, Caution
Edible: Salt
Vutu kana, Cut nut
Edible: Nuts
Putat padi, Putat gajah
Edible: Leaves
Large-leaf putat tree
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Nuts
Pao Nut
Edible: Seed
Pao nuts, Cut nut, Navele
Edible: Nuts
Pao nuts, Cut nut
Edible: Nuts
Fish Poison Tree
Edible: Leaves, Fruit, Seeds, Caution
Edible: ?
Putat gajah, Putat tuba, Putat hutan
Edible: Nuts, Fruit, Spice
Brazil nut
Edible: Nuts, Oil, Flavouring, Seeds - oil
Patana Oak, Slow-match tree
Edible: Shoots, Leaves, Fruit, Root bark, Seeds, Flower buds
Kradon
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit
Tummy-wood
Edible: Leaves, Flowers, Fruit, Bud
Columbian mahogany
Edible: Fruit aril
Besole tree, Kolowe tree
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Leaves
Edible: Wood - salt
Cannon-ball tree
Edible: Fruit
Castanheiro do macaco, Cannon ball tree
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Seeds - oil
Big flower eschweilera
Edible: Nuts, Seeds, Seeds - oil
Edible: ?
Biriba
Edible: Seeds, Seeds - oil
Watercare
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Anchovy pear
Edible: Fruit
Tapaculo
Edible: Fruit
Mango sacha
Edible: Fruit, Pulp around seeds
Majestic heaven lotus
Edible: Fruit
Dodson gustavia
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Nut
Edible: Fruit
Inakuam
Edible: Fruit
Chope
Edible: Fruit, Sap
Iniak, Sachi iniak
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Nuts, Seed
Paco
Edible: Fruit, Nuts, Seeds
Petiolate gustavia
Edible: Fruit
Poeppig gustavia
Edible: Fruit
Chupa, Chupo, Chopeira
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Membrillo
Edible: Fruit, Nuts
Monkey pot, Jicaro, Ample monkey pot tree
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Parchment like monkeypot tree
Edible: Seeds, Nuts
Mahot rouge, Guacharaco
Edible: Oil
Sapucaia-mirim
Edible: Seeds, Nuts, Seeds - oil
Castanha-jarana
Edible: Nuts, Seeds
Coco de mono
Edible: Oil, Seed
Monkey Pot. Sapucaia nut, Pot nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Paradise Nut. Brazilian Monkey Pot
Edible: Oil, Seed
Sapucaia. Sapucaia nut, Paradise nut, Monkey nut
Edible: Oil, Seed
Edible: Fruit
Edible: Seeds
Cocky Apple, Wild Quince, Billygoat Plum
Edible: Fruit, Seeds
Putat nasi
Edible: Leaves
Sandstone cocky apple
Edible: Fruit
Putat tree
Edible: Leaves
Edible: Fruit