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Caryodendron
''Caryodendron'' is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1860. The genus includes '' C. orinocense'', known as the Inchi tree or Tacay nut. It is native to Central America and South America. They are dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ... trees.Flowering Plants. Eudicots: Malpighiales. Germany, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. ;Species # '' Caryodendron amazonicum'' Ducke - Amazonas in Brazil # '' Caryodendron angustifolium'' Standl. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia # '' Caryodendron janeirense'' Müll.Arg. - Rio de Janeiro # '' Caryodendron orinocense'' H.Karst - Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador References Euphorbiaceae genera Acalyphoideae Dioecious plants {{Euphorb-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryodendron Orinocense
''Caryodendron orinocense'', commonly known as cacay, inchi or orinoconut, is an evergreen tree belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae. This species of flowering plant is indigenous (ecology), indigenous to the north-west of South America, particularly from the drainage basin, drainage basins of the Orinoco and Amazon River, Amazon rivers located in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Originally described by Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten, Hermann Karsten in 1858, the cacay tree distinguishes itself by its dense and leafy top, as well as its production of fruits, each one containing three edible nuts. Cacay is notable for the oil extracted from its nuts, which is edible and is also used in cosmetics. Description ''Caryodendron orinocense'' is a tree which can grow to tall in the forest. In plantations, the tree reaches heights of up to . Its Trunk (botany), trunk is straight and cylindrical before separating into numerous branches. Its outer Bark (botany), bar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
