The Lecythidaceae are a pantropical family of trees found in the tropics of Central and South America, southeast Asia, and Africa, including Madagascar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Lecythidaceae of a central Amazonian lowland forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

"Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

This article focuses on the New World species of Lecythidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The woody fruits of Lecythidaceae protect the seeds from predation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Within the Ericales, the position of the Lecythidaceae is not resolved.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The fruit of the sapucaia (Fig. 4) is the largest of all Lecythidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The Brazil nut is the economically most important species of Lecythidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

He is an expert on the Brazil nut (Lecythidaceae) family and on the lowland Amazonian flora.    From Wordnik.com.  [Contributor: Scott A. Mori] Reference

Tsou, C. - H. 1994 The embryology, reproductive morphology, and systematics of Lecythidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Seed predation of Cariniana micrantha (Lecythidaceae) by brown capuchin monkeys in central Amazonia.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)] Reference

The most abundant tree families are Annonaceae, Lecythidaceae, Myristicaceae, Leguminosae, and Sapotaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solimões-Japurá moist forest] Reference

The center of diversity and the area with the greatest number of trees of Lecythidaceae is the Amazon Basin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Phylogenetic relationships of Lecythidaceae: A cladistic analysis using rbcL sequence and morphological data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Adaptation of Lecythidaceae for pollination has taken place, for the most part, in the male part of the flower.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The tree families typical of the neighboring humid rain forest, such as Moraceae, Lecythidaceae, and Loganiaceae, are absent here.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rio Negro campinarana] Reference

In contrast, species of Lecythidaceae with bilaterally symmetrical flowers, may have two types of rewards, differentiated pollen and nectar.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Evolution of Lecythidaceae with an emphasis on the circumscription of neotropical genera: information from combined ndhF and trnL-F sequence data.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Emergent and canopy layers are rich in tree species of Leguminosae (Parkia pendula), Sapotaceae (Manilkara salzmanii) and Lecythidaceae (Lecythis pisonis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Pernambuco coastal forests] Reference

Evergreen rain forests of Java contain Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests] Reference

In a 100-hectare plot established for the study of Lecythidaceae in central Amazonian Brazil, the Brazil nut family accounts for 12% of the individual trees and 6% of the species of trees.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

Two other closely related families, the Napoleonaeaceae and the Scytopetalaceae, were previously considered subfamilies of the Lecythidaceae but they are now treated as closely related families.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The most important families in these forests, which are typical of other Amazon Basin forests, are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Moraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Juruá-Purus moist forests] Reference

Species of Lecythidaceae also occur in flooded forest, montane forests, and even savanna but in these habitats there are not as many species or individuals as there are in lowland Amazonian forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The most important families in the dense forests, which are typical of other Amazon Basin forests, are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Moraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, and Myristicaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purus-Madeira moist forests] Reference

The most common species in the rain forests of Java are Artocarpus elasticus (Moraceae), Dysoxylum caulostachyum (Meliaceae), langsat Lansium domesticum (Meliaceae), and Planchonia valida (Lecythidaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Western Java rain forests] Reference

The four endemic plant families found in tropical Africa are also represented in the Loma Mountains by Triphyophyllum peltatum (Dioncophyllaceae), Octoknema borealis (Octoknemataceae), Bersama abyssinica (Melianthaceae), and Napoleona leonensis, and Napoleona vogelii (Lecythidaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Guinean montane forests] Reference

Lecythidaceae - Part II: the zygomorphic-flowered New World Genera (Couroupita, Corythophora, Bertholletia, Couratari, Eschweilera, & Lecythis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The dominant plant families are Annonaceae (16.4%), Euphorbiaceae (10.5%), Leguminosae (7.8%), Apocynaceae (7.4%), Lecythidaceae (6.0%) and Lauraceae (5.2%).    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference

The low restingas, with clear understories and good visibility, are dominated by Euphorbiaceae (18.8%), Leguminosae (16.0%), Lecythidaceae (7.0%), Annonaceae (5.5%), and Myrtaceae (5.8%).    From Wordnik.com.  [Central Amazonian Conservation Complex, Brazil] Reference

Lecythidaceae).    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa)] Reference

Lecythidaceae - Part I.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World] Reference

The most important tree famlies are Leguminosae, Sapotaceae, Lauraceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Moraceae, and Lecythidaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caqueta moist forests] Reference

The most common families are Bombacaceae, Combretaceae, Lecythidaceae, Leguminoseae, Sapotacea, Tiliaceae, and Vochysiaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Catatumbo moist forests] Reference

Dominant families of the terra firme include Lecythidaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Burseraceae, Fabaceae, Lauraceae, and Sapotaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tocantins-Araguaia-Maranhão moist forests] Reference

The most common tree families found in this region are Sapotaceae, Lecythidaceae, Burseraceae, Fabaceae, Rubiaceae, Chrysobalanaceae, Lauraceae, Annonaceae, Moraceae, Mimosaceae, and Caesalpinaceae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Uatuma-Trombetas moist forests] Reference