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Taxon:  Brosimum alicastrum Sw. subsp. alicastrum



Summary
Genus:
Brosimum
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Dorstenieae
Nomen number:
320201
Place of publication:
Verified:
05/16/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. subsp. bolivarense (Pittier) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Piratinera alicastrum (Sw.) Baill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alicastrum brownei Kuntze
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Reference(s)
  1. Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170. http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
  2. Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Arocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:232. http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
  3. Burger, W. C., ed. Flora costaricensis. 1971-
  4. Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. Flora de Veracruz. 1978- http://www.ecologia.edu.mx/publicaciones/flover.htm
  5. Roecklein J. C. & P.-S. Leung, eds. A profile of economic plants. 1987 236. Note: re. uses as cattle forage/fodder
  6. Rosengarten, F. The book of edible nuts. 1984
  7. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
  8. Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia (on-line resource). Note: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brosimum_alicastrum
Common names
English
breadnut –
Mayanut –
Spanish
ojoche –
ramón –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoDurango 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoCampeche 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQueretaro 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoQuintana Roo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoYucatan 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosi, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
Animal food
Human food
beverage base (substitute of coffee fide F Neotrop 7:170. 1972) –
Materials
wood (fide C. C. Berg, pers. comm.; F Neotrop 83:233.) –


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Although distributions for research, education, and repatriation are of the highest priority, the NPGS also encourages various seed-saver organizations and public gardens to conduct germplasm conservation activities that engage many individuals and groups throughout the country. Elements of the NPGS cooperate with seed-saver organizations and public gardens and may store germplasm for and distribute germplasm to such organizations.

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