Moraceae FAMILY

Brosimum utile

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brosimum utile is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be 75 - 115cm in diameter[ 316 Title Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. Publication Author Chudnoff. Martin. Publisher USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. Year 1984 ISBN Description Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its latex and timber. The latex can be used as a substitute for milk. The plant is cultivated in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia for its latex[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Amazon basin to Ecuador, north through Colombia and Venezuela to Costa Rica.

HabitatRainforests[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ]. Evergreen forest formations at elevations below 400 metres[ 369 Title Flora of Costa Rica Publication Author Standley P.C. Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago Year 1938 ISBN Description Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet. ].