Couepia longipendula
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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.
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Couepia longipendula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
Genus: | Couepia |
Species: | C. longipendula |
Binomial name | |
Couepia longipendula | |
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Its nuts are used as a food source in rural South America, especially in Brazil. The nuts are useful for their oil.