Brosimum utile in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Brosimum utile is also cultivated in india, sri lanka and indonesia. Ars germplasm resources information network brut integrated taxonomic information system brut wildlife. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Brosimum utile wikispecies, free species directory. The range of brosimum utile, a shadetolerant species native to southern central america and northern south america, extends from brazil and venezuela to costa rica, where it is numerous in the tropical wet forests of piedras blancas national park. Brosimum utile brosimum parinarioides brosimum potabile commercial restriction. The tree attains a height of 80 to 100 ft with an erect trunk about 30 to 45 in. Brosimum utile kunth, also called galactodendron, pittier b. For more multimedia, look at brosimum utile on wikimedia commons.
The milk, which contains 5 to 7% protein, can be used for cheese, ice cream, and other products. Ranges from the atlantic coast in costa rica southward to colombia and ecuador. Practically all commercially available sande mostly brosimum utile comes from pacific ecuador and colombia. Brosimum utile baco, mastate, milk tree find, read and cite all. Known as the cow tree, brosimum utile grows in the rainforest on. However, the group of species ranges from the atlantic coast in costa rica southward to colombia and ecuador.
Brosimum is a genus of plants in the family moraceae, native to tropical regions of the americas the breadnut b. Brosimum utile is an evergreen tree growing to 25 m 82ft by 20 m 65ft at a medium rate. From wikimedia commons, the free media repository jump to navigation jump to search apg iv classification. Pdf on jan 1, 1983, gary hartshorn and others published species accounts. Pdf protium neglectum, podocalyx loranthoides, and. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Brosimum utile is a tall 20 to 40 meters, evergreen tree found in.