Sapucaia nut: Morphophysiology, minerals content, methodological validation in image analysis, phenotypic and molecular diversity in Lecythis pisonis Cambess.

Sapucaia or Lecythis pisonis Cambess. is an ornamental tree that produces edible, tasty, and nutritious nuts, and can be used for timber production. Sapucaia has potential as a functional food, owing to optimal nutritional and particularly Se levels.