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Primary and secondary dispersal of Bertholletia excelsa: Implications for sustainable harvests

Forest Ecology and Management, 2018
Abstract Our study tracked intact whole fruits of the giant, large-seeded tropical tree Bertholletia excelsa for the first time during primary (fruitfall) and secondary mammalian fruit dispersal. The scatterhoarding Dasyprocta spp. is particularly important for B.
Lúcia Helena de Oliveira Wadt, Camila Lima Faustino, Christina Lynn Staudhammer, Karen A. Kainer, Joziane Silva Evangelista   +4 more
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Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa Bonpl.) in health and disease: A narrative review

Food Chemistry
Brazil nut is one of the most consumed nut-producing species from South America. This narrative review evaluates the potential benefits of Brazil nut in health and disease. Various preclinical studies have shown that Brazil nut possesses antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions and may be associated with antihypertensive, anti-nephrotoxic ...
Larissa Naomi, Takeda, Amanda, Omine, Lucas Fornari, Laurindo, Adriano Cressoni, Araújo, Nathália Mendes, Machado, Jefferson A, Dias, Joachim, Kavalakatt, Sabyasachi, Banerjee, Ricardo, de Alvares Goulart, Atanas G, Atanasov, Anupam, Bishayee, Sandra Maria, Barbalho   +11 more
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Cosmetic application of the stem‐bark extract of Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K

International Journal of Cosmetic Science
AbstractObjectiveThe Amazon has a rich biodiversity where many different plant species can be found. This diversity is an important source of bioactive substances, mainly due to the different structural components of their phytometabolites. Research for natural products is a strategy for the development of new agents in therapeutic applications ...
Márcia J. A. Silva, Leonard D. R. Acho, Simone B. Carneiro, Anderson C. Guimarães, Emerson S. Lima   +4 more
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Genetics of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.: Lecythidaceae)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1988
Here we report the results of a mating system analysis of an Amazonian population of Bertholletia excelsa, a tropical rain forest canopy tree species. Using progeny data from 29 seed parents, two highly polymorphic isozymes were analyzed to derive single locus and multilocus estimates of outcrossing, based on a mixed mating model.
D M, O'Malley, D P, Buckley, G T, Prance, K S, Bawa   +3 more
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Climate change and the ecophysiology of Bertholletia excelsa seedlings

Plant Growth Regulation, 2022
Luciana de Souza Lorenzoni-Paschoa, Genilda Canuto Amaral, José Eduardo Macedo Pezzopane, João Vitor Toledo, Karla Maria Pedra de Abreu, Talita Miranda Teixeira Xavier, Geraldo Rogério Faustini Cuzzuol   +6 more
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Bertholletia excelsa

2021
Arti Bisht, Sushil Kumar Singh, Rahul Kaldate   +2 more
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DERMATITIS FROM SEED AND OIL OF BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA (BRAZIL NUT)

Archives of Dermatology, 1942
Brazil nuts were mentioned by Schwartz and Tulipan 1 as a possible cause of dermatitis, although no specific reference was cited. In a personal communication, Dr. Schwartz stated that there have been no reports in the literature of dermatitis produced by contact with the brazil nut or its oil.
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Bertholletia excelsa (Brazil nut)

PlantwisePlus Knowledge Bank, 2022
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Bertholletia excelsa Seeds Reduce Anxiety-Like Behavior, Lipids, and Overweight in Mice

Molecules, 2021
Claudia J Bautista, Alberto Hernandez-Leon, Erika Estrada-Camarena   +2 more
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Genetics of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa Humb. & Bonpl.: Lecythidaceae)

Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 1988
Kamaljit S Bawa
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