Lecythidaceae
Brazil-nut tree
Bertholletia excelsa
- Family
- Lecythidaceae
- Genus
- Bertholletia
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Common names
By language (48)
- Arabic
- جوز برازيلي, شجرة الجوز البرازيلي
- arz
- جوز برازيلى
- Asturian
- Nozal de brasil
- Azerbaijani
- Braziliya qozu
- Bulgarian
- Бразилски орех
- Catalan
- Noguera del Brasil, Nou del Brasil
- Chinese
- 巴西栗, 鲍鱼果, 巴西坚果, 巴西果, 巴西栗屬
- Czech
- Juvie ztepilá, Brazilský ořech, Juviový ořech, Para ořech, Paraořech
- Danish
- Paranød, Paranødder
- Dutch
- Paranoot, Amazonianoot, Brazielnoot
- English
- Brazil-nut tree, Brazilnut, Para nut, Brazil nut
- Esperanto
- Bertoletio
- Estonian
- Parapähklipuu, Kõrge parapähklipuu
- Finnish
- Parapähkinäpuu, Parapähkinä
- French
- Noix Du Brésil, Noyer d'amazonie, Châtaignier du Brésil, Noyer brésilien, Noyer du Brésil
- Galician
- Castiñeiro de Pará
- German
- Paranussbaum, Amazonaskastanie, Amazonasmandel, Amazonenmandel, Brasilianische Kastanie, Brasilianische Nuss, Brasilkastanie, Brasilnuss
- Guarani
- Tururi
- Hebrew
- אגוז ברזילאי, אגוז ברזיל, ברזיל
- hsb
- Wulki paraworjechowc
- Hungarian
- Paradió
- Indonesian
- Kacang Brasil
- Irish
- Cnó Brasaíleach
- Italian
- Noce del Brasile
- Japanese
- ブラジルナッツ
- Korean
- 브라질넛
- Kurdish
- Panos, Panoz, Paranos, Paranoz
- Latvian
- Augstā bertolēcija, Brazīlijas rieksts, Brazīlijas riekstu koks
- Lithuanian
- Brazilinė bertoletija, Bertoletija, Kastanija
- Macedonian
- Бразилски орев
- Malay
- Kacang Brazil
- Malayalam
- ബ്രസീൽ നട്ട്
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Paranøtt, Brasilnøtt, Paranøtter
- Persian
- فندقی برزیلی
- Polish
- Orzesznica wyniosła, Bertolecja, Orzesznica brazylijska
- Portuguese
- Castanha-do-pará, Castanha do pará, Castanha-do-Brasil, Castanheira-do-pará
- Quechua
- Kastaña
- Russian
- Бразильский орех, Американские орехи, Бертолетия, Бертолетия высокая, Бертолеция, Бразильские орехи, Кастанейро
- Serbian (Latin)
- Brazilski orah
- Slovenian
- Bertolecija
- Spanish
- Turury, Barthollesia, Castana de Brasil, Castana de monte, Castanas de Brasil, Castano del Brasil, Castaña de Brasil, Castaña de monte
- Swedish
- Paranöt, Paranötssläktet, Paranötter
- Tamil
- பிரேசில் கொட்டை
- Thai
- บราซิลนัต
- Turkish
- Brezilya fındığı
- Ukrainian
- Бразильський горіх
- Vietnamese
- Bertholletia
- xmf
- Ბრაზილიური თხირი
Synonyms
- Barthollesia excelsa Silva Manso
- Bertholletia nobilis Miers
Photos
FruitPhoto: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: רנדום, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Anil Madhavapeddy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: Vincent A. Vos, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Lior Golgher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: P. S. Sena , edited by User:RoRo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hiobson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.