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Lecythis zabucajo, the sapucaia or paradise nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil, and which distribution range is much the same as that of the greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus). Although not singling out Lecythis zabucajo, Jacques Huber noted in 1909 that fruit bats played the most important role in seed dispersal in Amazonian forests. The quality of its nuts led to the species' being introduced to numerous tropical countries, notably Trinidad, where it has flourished. The nuts are a valuable food resource and yield oil suitable for cooking and domestic use.

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  • جوزة الجنة أو لوسيت زابوكاجو (الاسم العلمي:Lecythis zabucajo) (بالإنجليزية: paradise nut)‏ هو نوع من النباتات يتبع جنس اللوسيت من الفصيلة اللوسيتية. تم وصف هذا النوع من النبات علمياً لأول مرة من قبل عالم النبات الفرنسي جان بابتيست كريستوفر فوسيه أوبليه سنة 1775. ويرتبط هذا النوع ارتباطاًً وثيقاً بالجوز البرازيلي حيث كلاهما ينتميان إلى فصيلة واحدة ولهما ثمار بحجم ثمرة جوز الهند. (ar)
  • Lecythis zabucajo, the sapucaia or paradise nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil, and which distribution range is much the same as that of the greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus). Although not singling out Lecythis zabucajo, Jacques Huber noted in 1909 that fruit bats played the most important role in seed dispersal in Amazonian forests. The quality of its nuts led to the species' being introduced to numerous tropical countries, notably Trinidad, where it has flourished. The nuts are a valuable food resource and yield oil suitable for cooking and domestic use. This species is closely related to the Brazil nut, both belonging to the family Lecythidaceae and having coconut-sized fruits. The tree's large woody gourd-like fruits with edible white flesh are used for water vessels and for ornamental purposes. The fruit is called 'monkey pot', a name used for a number of other species, including Lecythis elliptica, Lecythis grandiflora, and Lecythis pisonis. The name is said to derive from baiting an empty fruit with food and fixing it to a low branch; a monkey can easily insert its paw through the opening, but cannot withdraw it once it has grasped the contents. The unusual shape and size of the pendant woody capsule, with its lid or operculum, is shared by other Lecythidaceae genera such as Couroupita, Bertholletia and Grias. The family is ecologically important in the Amazon Rainforest, and a 2006 survey sampling 277,069 trees, found it to be the third most abundant family, while Eschweilera is represented by more trees than any other genus. The nuts and arils are highly nutritious so that on maturing they are soon removed by animals. Bats, particularly Phyllostomus hastatus, play an important role in dispersal of the species as they eat the aril and have to remove the nut from the capsule in order to do so. The genus Lecythis is thought to concentrate the trace element Selenium in its seeds, which, while an essential part of a balanced diet in small quantities, selenoproteins being important antioxidant enzymes, may lead to poisoning if taken excessively. (en)
  • Lecythis zabucajo est un arbre tropical de la famille des Lecythidaceae présent en Amérique du Sud. (fr)
  • Czasznia małpia, krużyca małpia, małpie kociołki (Lecythis zabucajo) – gatunek drzewa z rodziny czaszniowatych. Pochodzi z tropikalnych rejonów Ameryki Południowej. (pl)
  • Lecythis zabucajo är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet. Lecythis zabucajo ingår i släktet Lecythis och familjen Lecythidaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 大猴胡桃(学名:Lecythis zabucajo)为玉蕊科玉蕊屬下的一个种。 (zh)
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  • Lecythis (en)
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  • zabucajo (en)
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  • Lecythis crassinoda (Miers) (en)
  • Lecythis davisii (Sandwith) (en)
  • Lecythis davisii var. gracilipes (Eyma) (en)
  • Lecythis hians (A.C.Sm.) (en)
  • Lecythis lecomtei (Pamp.) (en)
  • Lecythis tumefacta (Miers) (en)
  • Lecythis validissima (Miers) (en)
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  • جوزة الجنة أو لوسيت زابوكاجو (الاسم العلمي:Lecythis zabucajo) (بالإنجليزية: paradise nut)‏ هو نوع من النباتات يتبع جنس اللوسيت من الفصيلة اللوسيتية. تم وصف هذا النوع من النبات علمياً لأول مرة من قبل عالم النبات الفرنسي جان بابتيست كريستوفر فوسيه أوبليه سنة 1775. ويرتبط هذا النوع ارتباطاًً وثيقاً بالجوز البرازيلي حيث كلاهما ينتميان إلى فصيلة واحدة ولهما ثمار بحجم ثمرة جوز الهند. (ar)
  • Lecythis zabucajo est un arbre tropical de la famille des Lecythidaceae présent en Amérique du Sud. (fr)
  • Czasznia małpia, krużyca małpia, małpie kociołki (Lecythis zabucajo) – gatunek drzewa z rodziny czaszniowatych. Pochodzi z tropikalnych rejonów Ameryki Południowej. (pl)
  • Lecythis zabucajo är en tvåhjärtbladig växtart som beskrevs av Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée Aublet. Lecythis zabucajo ingår i släktet Lecythis och familjen Lecythidaceae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
  • 大猴胡桃(学名:Lecythis zabucajo)为玉蕊科玉蕊屬下的一个种。 (zh)
  • Lecythis zabucajo, the sapucaia or paradise nut, is a large nut-producing tree occurring in the Guianas, Suriname, Venezuela, Ecuador, Honduras and Brazil, and which distribution range is much the same as that of the greater spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus hastatus). Although not singling out Lecythis zabucajo, Jacques Huber noted in 1909 that fruit bats played the most important role in seed dispersal in Amazonian forests. The quality of its nuts led to the species' being introduced to numerous tropical countries, notably Trinidad, where it has flourished. The nuts are a valuable food resource and yield oil suitable for cooking and domestic use. (en)
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  • جوزة الجنة (ar)
  • Lecythis zabucajo (fr)
  • Lecythis zabucajo (en)
  • Czasznia małpia (pl)
  • Lecythis zabucajo (sv)
  • 大猴胡桃 (zh)
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