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Eschweilera coriacea is a large tropical forest tree in the Brazil-nut family, native to Central and South America, grown mainly for its timber and wood rather than as an ornamental. It is not a practical garden or houseplant, so care notes below apply only to the rare cultivated specimen.
Eschweilera coriacea (Portuguese: matamatá) is a species of tree in the family Lecythidaceae. It is native to Honduras, Panama and South America.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Eschweilera coriacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
