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Dipteryx Magnifica
''Dipteryx'' is a genus containing a number of species of large trees and possibly shrubs. It belongs to the "papilionoid" subfamily – Faboideae – of the family (biology), family Fabaceae. This genus is native to South America, South and Central America and the Caribbean. Formerly, the related genus ''Taralea'' was included in ''Dipteryx''. Description The largest members of ''Dipteryx'' are canopy-emergent trees of tropical rainforests. The tonka bean (''D. odorata'') is grown for its fragrant seeds. Dipteryx alata, ''Baru'' (''D. alata'') is the only species which found in drier, seasonal areas, growing in the cerrado of Brazil; its fruit and seeds are used as food and fodder. Several species are used for timber, of which Dipteryx oleifera, almendro (''D. oleifera'') wood is considered desirable, especially locally. ''Dipteryx'' can be distinguished from other members of the Dipterygeae by its compound leaves with asymmetric leaflets caused due to an eccentric prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baru Tree
''Dipteryx alata'' is a large, undomesticated, Nut (fruit)#Culinary definition and uses, edible nut-bearing tree from dryish tropical lowlands in central South America belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae, from the Dipterygeae tribe in the Faboideae subfamily. It is a wild species, widespread across the Cerrado savanna in South America. Vernacular names It is known in Spanish language, Spanish as ''wikt:almendro, almendro'' (almond) in Santa Cruz Department (Bolivia), Santa Cruz department in southern Bolivia, ''almendrillo'' in Pando Department, Pando in northern Bolivia, and ''shihuahuaco'' in the Department of Madre de Dios in southern Peru. In both these last two regions it shares the same name with ''Dipteryx micrantha''. Both tree species are also known as ''mawi'' in the Ese Eja language spoken there. The common name ''baru'' appears to be the most used in Brazilian Portuguese. A long list of other names used in Brazil have been recorded; some of these names are ''baru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
