Brosimum lactescens (S.Moore) C.C.Berg

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Moraceae > Brosimum

Characteristics

Tree up to 50 m tall, dioecious. Branchlets sparsely to densely white puberulous. Stipules free, semi-amplexicaule, 0.3-1.5 cm long, puberulous to pubescent, venation more or less prominent, subflabellate-furcate; petiole 0.3-0.5 cm long; blade subcoriaceous to chartaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 4-20(-32) x 1.5-6(-16) cm, apex acuminate to subacute, base acute to obtuse to emarginate, margin entire, glabrous or sparsely puberulous to hirtellous, glabrescent above, sparsely to rather densely puberulous to hirtellous beneath; primary vein impressed above, veins prominent beneath, secondary veins 9-20 pairs, tertiary venation mostly reticulate. Staminate inflorescences globose, 0.3-1 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.1-0.8 cm long; perianth 1.5-2.5 mm high, (3-)4-lobed to (3-)4-parted; stamens 2-4. Pistillate inflorescences (sub)globose, ovoid or obovoid, often more or less lobed, 0.2-0.6 cm in diam., peduncle 0.1-0.8 cm long; flowers 1-5(-13); stigmas 2-9 mm long. Infructescences subglobose, or if containing 2 or more fruits, then to convexly discoid and lobed, 1-2(-3) cm in diam., at maturity yellow or reddish.
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A large tree. It can grow 50 m high. It has buttresses. The fruit is slightly flattened and 1.7 cm long by 2.1 cm across. The seed is round and 1 cm across
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 50.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in the Amazon in both upland and floodplain forests. It can grow in partly flooded areas. It grows in the lowlands and up to 1,600 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal
Edible fruits
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Images

Leaf

Brosimum lactescens leaf picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Brosimum lactescens fruit picture by Rivera Gerardo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Brosimum lactescens world distribution map, present in Belize, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Brosimum lactescens threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:37286-2
WFO ID wfo-0000572414
COL ID 5X37Z
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 734296
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Synonyms

Brosimopsis amplifolia Brosimopsis diandra Brosimopsis lactescens Brosimopsis oblongifolia Brosimum ojoche Brosimum belizense Brosimum lactescens