Moraceae
Brosimum

Brosimum lactescens (S.Moore) C.C.Berg

First published in Acta Bot. Neerl. 19: 326 (1970)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Central & S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Balick, M. J., M. H. Nee & D.E. Atha (2000). Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 85: 1-246.
  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Correa A., Mireya D. Galdames, Carmen Correa A., M. D., C. Galdames & M. S. de Stapf (2004). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá: 1-599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
  • GBIF (2008-2020). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • García Castro, N. J. (2011). Plantas nativas empleadas en alimentación en Colombia. Instituo de Investigaciones Biológicas Alexander von Humboldt. http://repository.humboldt.org.co/handle/20.500.11761/31275
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humbodlt (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. (2014). Plantas alimenticias y medicinales nativas de Colombia. 2567 registros, aportados por: Castellanos, C. (Contacto del recurso), Valderrama, N. (Creador del recurso, Autor), Bernal, Y. (Autor), García, N. (Autor). http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=ls_colombia_magnoliophyta_2014
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2008 Sasaki, D.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Piva, J.H. [1632] Brazil K000447609 No
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Henicka, G.; Reis, T.C.Y.; Phillipsen, M.; Piva, J. [1356] Brazil K000578800 No
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Milliken, W.; Leite, R., A. [1426] Brazil K000578797 No
Jan 1, 2008 Zappi, D.C.; Sasaki, D.; Milliken, W.; Frisby, S.; Henicka, G.; Piva, J. [1488] Brazil K000578798 No
Nov 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Araújo, C.F.L.; Piva, J.H. [1550] Brazil K000447605 No
Nov 1, 2007 Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [123] Brazil K000447951 No
Nov 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Araújo, C.F.L.; Piva, J.H. [1545] Brazil K000447604 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1115] Brazil K000447581 No
Mar 1, 2007 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Rodrigues, L.; Piva, J.H. [526] Brazil K000447588 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Camargo, A.C.; Rosa, S.A.; Piva, J.H. [1124] Brazil K000447582 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Corrêa, T.R.; Piva, J.H. [1262] Brazil K000447586 No
Mar 1, 2007 Sasaki, D.; Pedroga, J.A.; Corrêa, T.R.; Piva, J.H. [1265] Brazil K000447563 No
Sep 8, 2004 Cruz, A. [102] Bolivia K000035558 No
Sep 4, 2004 Meneces, E.; Hartshorn, G. [2209] Bolivia K000035572 No
Sep 4, 2004 Dominguez, R.; Gonzales, E. [36] Bolivia K000035557 No
Jan 1, 1989 Cid Ferreira, C.A. [8142] Brazil K000947708 Yes
Nov 1, 1986 Vasconcelos, R.T.P.; Reis, R.; Nascimento, P.; Nascimento, F. [456] Brazil K000947711 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Thomas, W.W.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Ackerley, D.; Ramos, J. [4132] Brazil K000947713 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Videcki, E.R., Jr. [2335] Brazil K000947702 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T.; Pires, J.M. [59231] Brazil K000947692 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Prance, G.T.; Forero, E.; Wrigley, B.L.; Ramos, J.F.; Farias, L.G. [6701] Brazil K000947701 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 Prance, G.T. [59265] Brazil K000947693 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [13306] Brazil K000947710 Yes
Jan 1, 1971 Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56619] Brazil K000947707 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2421] Brazil K000947705 Yes
Jan 1, 1970 Silva, N.T. [1172] Brazil K000947706 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [59327] Brazil K000947703 Yes
Jan 1, 1969 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F. [3226] Brazil K000947704 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6133] Brazil K000947696 Yes
Reitz; Klein [8293] Brazil K000947699 Yes
Meneces, E.; Terceros, W. [475] Bolivia K000035575 No
Ratter, J.A.; Rocha, M.P.; Castro, R.A. [4458] Brazil K000947712 Yes
Ratter, J.A.; Milliken, W.; Sothers, C.A. [5857] Brazil K000947709 Yes
Gentle, P.H. [1737] Belize K000512030 Type Yes
Fróes, R.L. [155] Brazil K000947760 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5377] Brazil K000947697 Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [106] Brazil K000947690 Yes
Kuhlmann, J.G. [s.n.] Brazil K000947700 Yes
Ducke, A. [12720] Brazil K000512041 Type Yes
Ducke, A.; Kuhlmann [106] Brazil K000947691 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6563] Brazil K000947694 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [8420] Brazil K000947698 Yes
Moore, S. [677] Brazil K000512042 Type Yes
Ducke, A. [18260] Brazil K000512040 Holotype Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [6563] Brazil K000947695 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0