The Amazon Rainforest, spanning nine countries in Latin
America, with most of its territory in Brazil (63.4%), is a unique
region and the vast diversity of its fauna and flora has still not been
fully described. This biome accounts for one third of the world's
rainforests and provides a habitat for around 50% of the planet's
biodiversity. The Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K.), belonging to
the family Lecythidaceae, is one of the most important extractive
Amazonian species