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  2. Jabuticaba - Wikipedia

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    The tree, of the family Myrtaceae, is native to the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais, Goiás and São Paulo in Brazil. [5] [6] Related species in the genus Myrciaria, often referred to by the same common names, are native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Peru and Bolivia. [7]

  3. List of plants of the Amazon rainforest of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plants found in the wild in Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil. The estimates from useful plants suggested that there are 800 plant species of economic or social value in this forest, according to Giacometti (1990). [1]

  4. List of plants of Pantanal vegetation of Brazil - Wikipedia

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    List of plants of Amazon Rainforest vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Atlantic Forest vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Caatinga vegetation of Brazil; List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil; Official list of endangered flora of Brazil

  5. List of forageable plants - Wikipedia

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    Most of Europe, West Asia and eastern North America: Young shoots (until early summer) and leaves (until August). The shoots can be cooked like asparagus, and the leaves like spinach. [40] Cogongrass Imperata cylindrica: Native to tropical and subtropical Asia, but found worldwide as an invasive species from 45°N to 45°S

  6. Lecythidaceae - Wikipedia

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    Barringtonia acutangula (Freshwater Mangrove) fruits in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Careya arborea in Narsapur, Medak district, India.. The Lecythidaceae (/ ˌ l ɛ s ɪ θ ɪ ˈ d eɪ ʃ iː / LESS-ith-ih-DAY-shee) comprise a family of about 20 genera and 250–300 species of woody plants native to tropical South America, Africa (including Madagascar), Asia and Australia.

  7. Açaí palm - Wikipedia

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    The species is native to eastern Amazonia, especially in Brazil, mainly in swamps and floodplains. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. [3] The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color.

  8. Ceiba pentandra - Wikipedia

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    The tree and the cotton-like fluff obtained from its seed pods are commonly known in English as kapok, a Malay-derived name which originally applied to Bombax ceiba, a native of tropical Asia. [3] In Spanish-speaking countries the tree is commonly known as " ceiba " and in French-speaking countries as fromager .

  9. List of food plants native to the Americas - Wikipedia

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    When complete, the list below will include all food plants native to the Americas (genera marked with a dagger † are endemic), regardless of when or where they were first used as a food source. For a list of food plants and other crops which were only introduced to Old World cultures as a result of the Columbian Exchange touched off by the ...