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Caryocar

Caryocar (souari trees) is a genus of flowering plants, in the South American family Caryocaraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1771. It is native primarily to South America with a few species extending into Central America and the West Indies.

Caryocar consists of trees that yield a strong timber. Some of the species within the genus Caryocar have edible fruits, called souari-nuts or sawarri-nuts. The most well-known species is probably the Pekea-nut (C. nuciferum). In Brazil the Pequi (C. brasiliense) is most popular; it has a variety of uses, not the least among them being the production of pequi oil. Furthermore, some species are used by indigenous peoples to produce poisons for hunting.

Species
  1. Caryocar amygdaliferum <small>Mutis</small> - Colombia, Panama
  2. Caryocar amygdaliforme <small>G.Don</small> - Ecuador, N Peru
  3. Caryocar brasiliense <small>A.St.-Hil.</small> - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay
  4. Caryocar coriaceum <small>Wittm.</small> - N Brazil
  5. Caryocar costaricense <small>Donn.Sm.</small> - Costa Rica
  6. Caryocar cuneatum <small>Wittm.</small> - Brazil
  7. Caryocar dentatum <small>Gleason</small> - NW Brazil, Bolivia
  8. Caryocar edule <small>Casar.</small> - Bahia, Rio de Janeiro
  9. Caryocar glabrum <small>(Aubl.) Pers.</small> - French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil
  10. Caryocar microcarpum <small>Ducke</small> - Lesser Antilles, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia
  11. Caryocar montanum <small>Prance</small> - Guyana, Bolívar, Roraima
  12. Caryocar nuciferum <small>L.</small> - Pekea-nut, Butter-nut of Guinea - St. Kitts, St. Vincent, French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, N Brazil
  13. Caryocar pallidum <small>A.C.Sm.</small> - NW Brazil, S Venezuela, Bolivia
  14. Caryocar villosum <small>(Aubl.) Pers.</small> - French Guiana, Venezuela, N Brazil, Colombia

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