Caryocaraceae

Souari nut

Caryocar nuciferum L.

Family: Caryocaraceae
Genus: Caryocar

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Souari nut: Pekea tuberculosa Aubl. (= Caryocar nuciferum L. ) - herbier collecté par Aublet en Guyane, conservé au British Museum BM000603034 — Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Souari nut
German: Caryoka nuciferum
Japanese: バターナット
Spanish: Pekea-nut

Synonyms

Caryocar tomentosum Willd.
Caryocar tuberculosum (Aubl.) Baill.
Pekea tuberculosa Aubl.
Rhizobolus pekea Gaertn.
Rhizobolus tomentosus (Willd.) Oken
Rhizobolus tuberculosum (Aubl.) J.F.Gmel.

Photos

Photo: British Museum - Natural History Museum's Biodiversity Informatics Group., CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.