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The species is native to Amazonia and Brazil.
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Lim, T.K. (2012). Lecythis pisonis. In: Edible Medicinal And Non Medicinal Plants. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-2534-8_16
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