Caryocar Brasiliense

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Caryocar brasiliense, known as Pequi or "souari nut," like its congeners, is an edible fruit popular in some areas of Brazil, especially in Brazil's center-west region. The pequi tree grows up to 10 m (30 ft) tall. It is common in central Brazilian cerrado habitat from southern Par to Paran and northern Paraguay. Its leaves are large, tough, hairy and palmate, with three leaflets each. Unlike most other cerrado trees, it bears flowers in the dry winter months, approximately July to September.