TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Lecythis zabucajo
Monkey Pot, Sapucaia, Sapukaina, Sapucai Nut, Paradise NutFamily: Lecythidaceae
Origin: South America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
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:
Lecithis sp.
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/lecythis_zabucajo.htm