- Couepia longipendula
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Couepia longipendula Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Chrysobalanaceae Genus: Couepia Species: C. longipendula Binomial name Couepia longipendula
Pilg.The tropical rainforest tree Couepia longipendula is known by the common names egg nut, castanha de galinha, and pendula nut. It is found in the Amazon.
Its nuts are used as a food source in rural South America, especially in Brazil. The nuts are useful for their oil.
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Categories:- Couepia
- Trees of the Amazon
- Trees of Brazil
- Edible nuts and seeds
- Malpighiales stubs
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