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Dipteryx alata

Plants

Family: Fabaceae · Genus: Dipteryx

Dipteryx alata

Lígia Prado · public_domain

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Dipteryx alata is a large, undomesticated, edible nut-bearing tree from dryish tropical lowlands in central South America belonging to the legume family, Fabaceae, from the Dipterygeae tribe in the Faboideae subfamily. It is a wild species, widespread across the Cerrado savanna in South America. The baru nut seed is a grain legume, growing in popularity in North America as a snack food.

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