Moraceae FAMILY

Brosimum acutifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brosimum acutifolium is a tree that can grow 15 - 25 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 11 metres[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. , 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. ]. The tree is a popular herbal remedy, commonly gathered from the wild for local use and sometimes traded. The tree also yields a timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, the Guyanas.

HabitatHumid forests[ 363 Title Technical Information on 134 Species of Bolivian Woods Publication Author USDA Forest Service -- Forest Products Lab Website http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/publications/ Publisher USDA Forest Service Year 0 ISBN Description A PDF file, available for download. Exactly what the title says, brief and to the point. ].