EPPO Global Database

Bertholletia excelsa(BTHEX)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-10-07

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: BTHEX
  • Preferred name: Bertholletia excelsa
  • Authority: Bonpland

Notes

South America (northwest, northern Brazil, Peru, Bolivia). The edible nuts are harvested in the wild


Common names
Name
Language
para-not-boom Dutch
Brazil nut English
para nut English
noyer de Para French
noyer du Brésil French
Brasilnußbaum German
Paranußbaum German
noce del Brasile Italian
noce del Parà Italian
castanheira-do-pará Portuguese
castanheiro-do-brasil Portuguese
castanheiro-do-maranhão Portuguese
nuez de Brasil Spanish
nuez de Pará Spanish
castaño montés Spanish (ES)
palo Panamá Spanish (ES)