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Sapucaia (Lecythis pisonis)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This datasheet is pending revision and updating; its contents are currently derived from FAO's Animal Feed Resources Information System (1991-2002) and from Bo Göhl's Tropical Feeds (1976-1982).

Datasheet

Description
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Common names 
Sapucaia, monkey pot, castanha de sapucaia
Species 

Lecythis pisonis Cambess. [Lecythidaceae]

Feed categories 
Related feed(s) 
Description 
Brazilian forest tree. Report of use of leaves for extracting leaf protein concentrate.
Nutritional tables
Tables of chemical composition and nutritional value 
References
References 
Carlsson, R. ; Jokl, L. ; Santos, R. C., 1984. Chemical composition of leaf protein concentrates from tropical legumes and leaves of forest trees. Nutr. Rep. Int., 30 (1): 77-85
Jokl, L. ; Carlsson, R., 1984. Nutritive value of leaf protein concentrates from tropical legumes and from leaves of forest trees. Nutr. Rep. Int., 30 (1): 87-94
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Datasheet citation 

DATASHEET UNDER CONSTRUCTION. DO NOT QUOTE. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/623 Last updated on March 16, 2010, 17:13

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