Caryocaraceae

Taxobox
name = Caryocaraceae


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Caryocar brasiliense"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Caryocaraceae
familia_authority = Szyszyl.
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = "Anthodiscus"
"Caryocar"

Caryocaraceae (syn. Rhizobolaceae DC.) is a family of flowering plants consisting of two genera and about 25 species. The family is exclusively neotropical.

pecies:

;"Anthodiscus"
*"Anthodiscus obovatus" Benth. ex Wittm.
*"Anthodiscus pilosus" Ducke

;"Caryocar"
*"Caryocar amygdaliferum" Mutis
*"Caryocar barbinerve" Miq. (Brazil: Bahia)
*"Caryocar brasiliense" Cambess. (Brazil)
*"Caryocar coriaceum" Wittm.
*"Caryocar costaricense" Donn. Sm. (Costa Rica, Panama)
*"Caryocar cuneatum" Wittm.
*"Caryocar edule" Casar.
*"Caryocar glabrum" Pers.
*"Caryocar intermedium" Wittm.
*"Caryocar nuciferum" L. - Butter-nut (Colombia, Peru, Venezuela)
*"Caryocar microcarpum" Ducke
*"Caryocar montanum" (Guyana)
*"Caryocar tomentosum" Willd.
*"Caryocar villosum" (Aubl.) Pers.

References and external links

*Hoehne, F. C. (1946). "Frutas Indígenas". Instituto de Botânica da Secretaria de Agricultura, Indústria e Comércio de São Paulo (in Portuguese).
* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/gnlist.pl?221 Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) Taxonomy for Plants]
* [http://www.ciat.cgiar.org/ipgri/fruits_from_americas/frutales/species%20Caryocar.htm Caryocar species]
* [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/caryocar.htm Caryocaraceae] in [http://delta-intkey.com/angio/ L. Watson and M.J. Dallwitz (1992 onwards). The families of flowering plants: descriptions, illustrations, identification, information retrieval.] http://delta-intkey.com