The purpose of following blogs is to allow users to access information about New World Lecythidaceae (Brazi nut family).<\/p>\n
The discovery of Grias purpurapetala<\/i>. Discovery of a spectacular new tree<\/a><\/p>\n Natural history of The cannon ball tree (Couroupita guianensis<\/i>). The cannon ball tree<\/a><\/p>\n Natural history of the sapucaia tree (Lecythis pisonis<\/i>).The sapucaia tree<\/a><\/p>\n Leaf flush of the sapucaia tree (Lecythis pisonis<\/i>). Tropical harbinger of spring<\/a><\/p>\n Brazil nut seeds (Bertholletia excelsa)<\/i>. Brazil Nuts Are Seeds, Not Nuts!<\/a><\/p>\n Video of Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa<\/i>) pollination. Brazil nuts: from the flower to your party mix<\/a><\/p>\n The purpose of following blogs is to allow users to access information about New World tropical habitats, plants other than members of the Brazil nut familhy, and their conservation.<\/p>\n Rain forest conservation. Garden Scientist Weighs in on Rain Forest Debate<\/a><\/p>\n An effort to understand Amazonian Biodiversity. Amazonian Biodiversity<\/a><\/p>\n Climate change and rain forests. How Climate Change Impacts the Extent of Tropical Rain Forests<\/a><\/p>\n Natural history of the Amazon water lily (Victoria amazonica<\/i>). The Amazon Water Lily: Adapted to the River\u2019s Rise and Fall<\/a><\/p>\n Discovery of the Amazon water lily. Victoria amazonica<\/i> queen of the Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n A strangular fig strangling a host tree. An unwanted hug<\/a><\/p>\n Climbing into the rain forest canopy. A climb into tropical paridise<\/a><\/p>\n Future of rain forests. The future of tropical rain forest in the New World Biodiversity<\/a><\/p>\n Carbon sequestration by rain forests. Rain forests ameliorate climate change<\/a><\/p>\n Ecosystem services of climate change. Can ecosystem services save rain forests?<\/a><\/p>\n Rain forests and agriculture. Soybean agriculture threatens biodiversity in Brazil<\/a><\/p>\n Rain forests replaced by eucalyptus and coffee plantations. Journey to Brazil: Finding only one where once there were many<\/a><\/p>\n Importance of bats to rain forests. Tropical forests depend on bats for their survival<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" About the Brazil nut family The purpose of following blogs is to allow users to access information about New World Lecythidaceae (Brazi nut family). The discovery of Grias purpurapetala. Discovery of a spectacular new tree Natural history of The cannon … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":93,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"portfolio-type":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/92"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=92"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=92"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sweetgum.nybg.org\/science\/projects\/lp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio-type?post=92"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}About New World rain forests<\/h4>\n