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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen
| name = Brosimum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis =[[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
| familia = [[Moraceae]]
| genus = '''''Brosimum'''''
| genus_authority = Sw.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Brosimum''''' is a genus of plants in the family [[Moraceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]].
;Selected species
*''[[Brosimum acutifolium]]''
*''[[Brosimum alicastrum]]''
*''[[Brosimum costaricanum]]''
*''[[Brosimum discolor]]''
*''[[Brosimum gaudichaudii]]''
*''[[Brosimum guianense]]''
*''[[Brosimum ovatifolium]]''
*''[[Brosimum parinarioides]]''
*''[[Brosimum potabile]]''
*''[[Brosimum rubescens]]''
*''[[Brosimum utile]]''
===Uses===
''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.
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1731 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Brosimum'']
* {{cite book
| last = Baker
| first = Mark
| year = 2004
| title = "Wood for Woodturners"
| publisher = Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications
| location = Sussex
| id = ISBN 1-86108-324-6
}}
[[Category:Moraceae]]
| name = Brosimum
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]
| classis =[[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
| familia = [[Moraceae]]
| genus = '''''Brosimum'''''
| genus_authority = Sw.
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Brosimum''''' is a genus of plants in the family [[Moraceae]], native to tropical regions of the [[Americas]].
;Selected species
*''[[Brosimum acutifolium]]''
*''[[Brosimum alicastrum]]''
*''[[Brosimum costaricanum]]''
*''[[Brosimum discolor]]''
*''[[Brosimum gaudichaudii]]''
*''[[Brosimum guianense]]''
*''[[Brosimum ovatifolium]]''
*''[[Brosimum parinarioides]]''
*''[[Brosimum potabile]]''
*''[[Brosimum rubescens]]''
*''[[Brosimum utile]]''
===Uses===
''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.
==References==
*[http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1731 Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Brosimum'']
* {{cite book
| last = Baker
| first = Mark
| year = 2004
| title = "Wood for Woodturners"
| publisher = Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications
| location = Sussex
| id = ISBN 1-86108-324-6
}}
[[Category:Moraceae]]