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The effect of Bertholletia excelsa on body weight, cholestrol, and c-reactive protein: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 2021
Background & objective(s): Bertholletia excelsa is a rich herbal source of anti-oxidants and phenols. The goal of this study is to evaluation the effect of bertholletia excelsa nut on body weight, C-reactive protein (CRP) and lipid profile.
Muhammed Rashid, Manik Chhabra, Palanisamy Amirthalingam   +2 more
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Brazil nut journey under future climate change in Amazon. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Climate change is among the principal threats to global terrestrial biodiversity, especially to megadiverse ecosystems such as the Amazon rainforest. In this study, we investigate how it could affect an iconic forest species-Bertholletia excelsa-(the ...
Luciano J S Anjos, Gabriela S R Gonçalves, Vítor A B Dutra, Amanda G Rosa, Lucyana B Santos, Márcia N R Barros, Everaldo B de Souza, Peter M de Toledo   +7 more
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Interaction between floral rewards and floral symmetry shapes diversification dynamics in Amazonian trees. [PDF]

New Phytol
Summary Floral zygomorphy, or monosymmetry, is thought to have a positive effect on the diversification rates of angiosperms, but its true impact is still an open topic. Given the controversy surrounding this matter, our study evaluates whether rewards such as nectar and pollen produced by floral structures evolve in correlation with floral symmetry ...
Graciano D, Burin G, Carmello-Guerreiro SM, Tölke ED.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Particle image velocimetry technique and ultrasound method to obtain the modulus of elasticity of Bertholletia excelsa wood

Maderas: Ciencia y Tecnología, 2021
Non-destructive techniques for characterizing materials in-service have been increasing in importance. Thus, it is relevant to assess the potential of non-destructive techniques for solid materials. This work aimed to determine the modulus of elasticity
Eduardo Hélio de Novais Miranda, Rayner Pathele Ferreira, Rodrigo Allan Pereira, Taiane Oliveira Guedes, Fernando Pujaico Rivera, Diogo Antonio Correa Gomes   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ecofisiologia de plantas da Amazônia. 2 - Anatomia foliar e ecofisiologia de Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Benpl. (Castanha-do-pará) - Lecythidaceae. [PDF]

Acta Amazonica, 1979
Resumo Variações anatômicas nas folhas de Bertholletia excelsa (Castanha-do-pará) coletadas a diferentes alturas da mesma árvore são apresentadas aqui. Encontrou-se que da base para a copa da árvore (com as condições tornando-se gradualmente mais xéricas)
Moacyr E. Medri, Eduardo Lleras
doaj   +1 more source

Aspergillus bertholletius sp. nov. from Brazil nuts. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
During a study on the mycobiota of brazil nuts (Bertholletia excelsa) in Brazil, a new Aspergillus species, A. bertholletius, was found, and is described here.
Marta H Taniwaki, John I Pitt, Beatriz T Iamanaka, Daniele Sartori, Marina V Copetti, Arun Balajee, Maria Helena P Fungaro, Jens C Frisvad   +7 more
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Distribution extension and geographic distribution map of the Brazil-nut poison dart frog Adelphobates castaneoticus (Caldwell & Myers, 1990) (Anura: Dendrobatidae): new record for southwestern Pará State, Brazil [PDF]

Check List, 2014
Adelphobates castaneoticus uses the woody husks of Brazil nut trees, Bertholletia excelsa, (without nuts and filled with water) as oviposition sites. Three specimens of A.
Bruno Camera, Diones Krinski
doaj   +3 more sources

FORESTRY PERFORMANCE OF BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA Humn. & Bonpl Lecythidaceae UNDER DIFFERENT FERTILIZERS AFTER TWO YEARS OF PLANTING

Colloquium Agrariae, 2022
The Bertholletia excelsa species is frequently used in reforestation due to its high degree of adaptability and its excellent initial growth.
José Ribamar Oliveira Rodrigues, Luiz Fernandes Silva Dionisio, Edgar Cusi Auca, Gustavo Schwartz, Ronald Corvera-Gomringer   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Pest potencial of Sitophilus zeamais on Brazil nut under storage conditions

Bioscience Journal, 2020
The Brazil nut, fruit of Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K., a native plant of the Amazon region and may be considered one of the main extractivist products of countries like Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Venezuela, Peru and Brazil.
Evaldo Martins Pires, Roberta Martins Nogueira, Rodrigo Sinaid Zandonadi, Robert Lee Koch, Marcus Alvarenga Soares, Cliver Fernandes Farder-Gomes   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Morphometric of fruits and seeds of Brazil nut tree populations (Bertholletia excelsa Humb. Bonpl.: Lecythidaceae) in Pará southeastern as a parameter of phenotypic variation

Biodiversidade Brasileira, 2022
The Brazil-nut (Bertholletia excels Humb. Bonpl., Lecythidaceae) is a law-protected Amazon native species in Brazil, classified as vulnerable in risk terms of extinction and quite explored by extractivists.
Alisson Rangel Albuquerque, Lohana Vieira Souza, João Enrique Oliveira de Paiva, Tales Caldas Soares, Mateus Carmo Rocha, Milena Pupo Raimam, André Luis Macedo Vieira   +6 more
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