Lecythis zabucajo (Monkey Pot)
Botanical name: Lecythis zabucajo
Common names: Monkey Pot, Sapucaia, Sapukaina, Sapucai Nut, Paradise Nut
Family: Lecythidaceae
Origin: South America








Slow growing tree bearing large fruits up to a foot in diameter, yields the delicious sapucaia nuts. Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the natives for cigarette wrappers. Very rare and hard to get plant.
Similar plants: Lecythis zabucajo (Monkey Pot)
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