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Ceara in Brazil. Other species are also worked for rubber in the native woods of Brazil. M. dichotoma and M. piauhyensis are also being grown in rubber...

Pindo Palm or Jelly Palm, is a palm native to Brazil and Uruguay. This palm grows up to 6m (exceptionally 8m) in a slow but steady manner. It is easily identifiable...

Pourouma, native to tropical South America, in the western Amazon Basin in northern Bolivia, western Brazil, southeastern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, eastern...

and "Old-maid". In the wild, it is an endangered plant; the main cause of decline is habitat destruction by slash and burn agriculture. It is also however...

including Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It has become a widespread invasive weed in many countries. Its common names include...

botantists in P.Browne's 1756 work. In 1763 it was classified by Jacquin as Sicyos edulus and by Adanson as Chocho edulus. Swartz included it in 1800 in its current...

The tamarillo was once in its own genus, called Cyphomandra, but is now in the same genus as the tomato - Solanum - both are in the same family, Solanaceae...

oleracea L.) in the New World. Nature 253:726-727. Pests in Landscapes and Gardens: Common Purslane. Pest Notes University of California Agriculture and Natural...

(along with lemons) in 1513 by Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon, and were introduced to Hawaii in 1792. A single mutation in 1820 in an orchard of sweet...

of Brazil nut exploitation". Science 302 (Dec. 19): 2112-2114.  Brazil Nut homepage Radioactivity of Brazil nuts New York Botanical Gardens Brazil Nuts...

very fruity aftertaste. Most guaraná drinks are produced in Brazil and consumed locally or in nearby countries, such as Paraguay. Major brands include...

has shown bursting of 60 mil HDPE in 5–6 years, and rhizomes diving underneath in as few as 3 years post install. In small areas regular maintenance is...

about 300 species of plants in the pea family Fabaceae. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution; the highest diversity is found in the temperate Northern...

thin. It produces 5 cm in 0 white four-petaled flowers. The fruit is yellow-orange skinned and largely an oblate spheroid; it ranges in diameter from 10–15 cm...

marinating cassava in salted water for a few days then grilling it in small portions. Many cassava dishes exist in various African countries. In Tanzania, cassava...

– 6 cm long and 1 mm in broad, that grow vegetatively in chain-like fashion (pendant) to form hanging structures up to 6 m in in length. The plant has...

plant in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It is a large, fast-growing tree that can grow up to 30 m ft tall. Balsa trees are native from southern Brazil and...

reported to open Brazil nuts using a stone as an anvil. Despite their name, the most significant exporter of Brazil nuts is not Brazil but Bolivia, where...

production of tobacco leaf for cigarettes. The genus is named in honor of Jean Nicot, who in 1561 was the first to present tobacco to the French royal court...

grown in the economic house of botanical gardens, and also as a curiosity in outdoor gardens. The genus has nine species, of which eight are Brazilian. Lvs...