family Lecythidaceae

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Noun1.family Lecythidaceae - large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
Lecythidaceae
dicot family, magnoliopsid family - family of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
Myrtales, order Myrtales, order Thymelaeales, Thymelaeales - Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
genus Grias, Grias - anchovy pear tree
Bertholletia, genus Bertholletia - brazil nut
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The family Lecythidaceae is composed of medium size trees, occurring in tropical rain forests, especially in the neotropical region.
Accelerated laboratory test of three Amazonian wood species called tauari, exposed to white- and brown-rot fungi and color response according to CIE [L.sup.*][A.sup.*][B.sup.*] system/ Ensaio acelerado de laboratorio de tres especies de madeiras da amazonia chamadas de tauari, expostas aos fungos de podridao-branca e parda e resposta colorimetrica de acordo com o sistema CIE [L.sup.*][A.sup.*][B.sup.*]
In addition to the families cited above, despite its lower richness, the family Lecythidaceae (3 species/447 individuals) was high in density.
Who is who in the understory: the contribution of resident and transitory groups of species to plant richness in forest assemblages
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