Vernacular Name
Malabar chestnut, Guiana chestnut, provision tree, saba nut, money tree

Category
Fruits and Nuts

Use

Rank	Class
2	Food and Beverages
	Pharmaceutical
	Cosmetics
	Health and Functional Products
	Fodder/Animal feed
4	Fibre, Fuel and Building
1	Ornamental
	Environmental
	Other

1. Very relevant
5. Not very relevant

Place of Origin
native to Central and South America - it grows in swamps

Actual Distribution
widely cultivated in tropics

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