Caryocar brasiliense, known as pequi (Portuguese pronunciation: [piˈki], [peˈki]) or 'souari nut', like its congeners, is an edible fruit popular in some areas of Brazil, especially in Brazil's central-west region.
The pequi tree grows up to 10 m (30 ft) tall. It is common in central Brazilian cerrado habitat from southern Pará to Paraná and northern Paraguay. Its leaves are large, tough, hairy and palmate, with three leaflets each. Unlike most other cerrado trees, it bears flowers in the dry winter ...