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Taxon:  Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier



Summary
Genus:
Brosimum
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Dorstenieae
Nomen number:
7897
Place of publication:
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20:102. 1918
Verified:
05/13/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. allenii (Woodson) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. darienense C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. magdalenense C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. occidentale C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. ovatifolium (Ducke) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. utile (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brosimum galactodendron D. Don ex Sweet
Piratinera utilis (Kunth) Baill.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
  3. 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. 83:237.
  4. Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
  5. D'Arcy, W. G. 1987. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18.
  6. Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
  7. Encarnación, F. 1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú Note: Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
  8. Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
  9. IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
  10. Mabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 124. Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  11. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Common names
English
cowtree –
French
arbre à la vache –
arbre à lait –
German
Milchbaum –
Spanish
lechero –
palo de vaca –
Spanish (Costa Rica)
árbol de vaca –
Swedish
koträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAcre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPará 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica s.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorMorona Santiago 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorPastaza 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorSucumbíos 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruHuánuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruJunín 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruMadre de Dios 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruUcayali 
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (s.w.), Panama
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Socialmasticatorylatex source of chewing-gumMabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 124. Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=7897. Accessed 30 April 2025.