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Family Lecythidaceae

HAWAII - CULTIVATED

Lecythis minor

UH Manoa Campus

MONKEY POT NUT    OLLA DE MONA

Small ornamental tree from Venezuela.  Fruiting capsule up to 4 inches in diameter.  Oily nuts are tasty but poisonous when grown in soil high in selenium.