Species of the Brazil nut family in the New World range from Veracruz, Mexico (Eschweilera mexicana) to Paraguay (Cariniana estrellensis); the Caribbean is home only to Grias cauliflora which occurs in Jamaica and Central America from Belize and Guatemala to northwestern Colombia; and several species of Eschweilera grow in Trinidad and Tobago, but these islands harbor a South American, not a Caribbean, flora. (eol.org)
Having previously applied their experience and expertise to solve a mystery in the spices supply chain, where ground cumin was initially thought to have been contaminated with powdered almond but was later shown to have been tainted with traces of a lesser - known spice, mahaleb, belonging to the same nut family, the group proposes a series of measures aimed at improving the analysis of allergens in all foods. (sciencedaily.com)