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'''''Brosimum''''' is a [[genus]] of plants in the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Moraceae]], native to [[tropical]] regions of the [[Americas]].
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The [[Breadnut]] (''B. alicastrum'') was used by the [[Maya civilization]] for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of [[Satine Bloodwood]] (''[[Brosimum paraense|B. paraense]]'') is used for decorative woodworking<ref>Baker (2004)</ref>. Plants of this genus are otherwise used for [[timber]], building materials, and in a cultural context.
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Brosimum (Greek, edible). Moraceae. A genus of 8 species of large trees of Trop. Amer., yielding edible fr. : fls. monoecious, or rarely dioecious, inside or on the outside of a fig-like receptacle. B. Alicastrum, Swartz, is the bread-nut of Jamaica, but it is not grown within the U. S., except in most of the botanic gardens. It bears round yellow fr., about an inch in diam., containing a single large seed, which is edible after roasting. The tree has shining lance-elliptic entire Lvs. Prop, by cuttings of young wood in a bell-jar with bottom heat.
 
Brosimum (Greek, edible). Moraceae. A genus of 8 species of large trees of Trop. Amer., yielding edible fr. : fls. monoecious, or rarely dioecious, inside or on the outside of a fig-like receptacle. B. Alicastrum, Swartz, is the bread-nut of Jamaica, but it is not grown within the U. S., except in most of the botanic gardens. It bears round yellow fr., about an inch in diam., containing a single large seed, which is edible after roasting. The tree has shining lance-elliptic entire Lvs. Prop, by cuttings of young wood in a bell-jar with bottom heat.
 
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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'''''Brosimum''''' is a genus of plants in the family [[Moraceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]].
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==Species==
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* ''[[Brosimum acutifolium]]''<!-- RevBrasPsiquiat28:277. -->
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* ''[[Brosimum alicastrum]]'' &ndash; [[Breadnut]], Maya Nut, ''ramón'' ([[Spanish (language)|Spanish]])
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* ''[[Brosimum costaricanum]]''
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* ''[[Brosimum discolor]]''
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* ''[[Brosimum gaudichaudii]]'' <small>Trecul</small> &ndash; [[Mama-cadela]]
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* ''[[Brosimum glaucum]]'' <small>Taub.</small>
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* ''[[Brosimum glaziovii]]'' <small>Taub.</small><!-- "glazioui" is lapsus -->
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* ''[[Brosimum guianense]]'' <small>(Aubl.) Huber</small> &ndash; "[[snakewood]]" (= ''B. aubletii<!-- Poepp. & Endl.-->)
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* ''[[Brosimum ovatifolium]]''
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* ''[[Brosimum paraense]]'' &ndash; [[Satine Bloodwood]]
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* ''[[Brosimum parinarioides]]'' <small>Ducke</small>
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** ''Brosimum parinarioides'' ssp. ''amplicoma'' <small>(Ducke) C.C.Berg</small> (= ''B. amplicoma''<!-- Ducke -->)
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** ''Brosimum parinarioides'' ssp. ''parinarioides''
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* ''[[Brosimum potabile]]''
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* ''[[Brosimum rubescens]]'' <small>Taub.</small><!-- Caldasia27:89. --> (= ''B. paraense''<!-- Huber -->)
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* ''[[Brosimum utile]]'' <small>(Kunth) Pittier</small> (= ''B. galactodendron<!--  D.Don ex Sweet -->)
  
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*''[[Brosimum acutifolium]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum alicastrum]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum costaricanum]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum discolor]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum gaudichaudii]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum guianense]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum ovatifolium]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum parinarioides]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum potabile]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum rubescens]]''
 
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*''[[Brosimum utile]]''
 
  
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''Brosimum alicastrum'' was used by the [[Maya civilization]] for its edible nut. The dense wood of Brosimum Paraense is used for decorative woodworking for its vividly colored scarlet wood also known as satine bloodwood.
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==References==
 
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*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1731 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Brosimum'']
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
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<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
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<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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| title = "Wood for Woodturners"
 
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Latest revision as of 05:33, 18 February 2010


Mamacadela fruit (Brosimum gaudichaudii)


Plant Characteristics
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Brosimum is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.

The Breadnut (B. alicastrum) was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of Satine Bloodwood (B. paraense) is used for decorative woodworking[1]. Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context.


Read about Brosimum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Brosimum (Greek, edible). Moraceae. A genus of 8 species of large trees of Trop. Amer., yielding edible fr. : fls. monoecious, or rarely dioecious, inside or on the outside of a fig-like receptacle. B. Alicastrum, Swartz, is the bread-nut of Jamaica, but it is not grown within the U. S., except in most of the botanic gardens. It bears round yellow fr., about an inch in diam., containing a single large seed, which is edible after roasting. The tree has shining lance-elliptic entire Lvs. Prop, by cuttings of young wood in a bell-jar with bottom heat.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Selected species:

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

  1. ↑ Baker (2004)

External links


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