Brosimum utile

Taxonavigation[edit]

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Moraceae
Tribus: Dorstenieae
Genus: Brosimum
Species: Brosimum utile
Subspecies: B. u. subsp. allenii – B. u. subsp. darienense – B. u. subsp. magdalenense – B. u. subsp. occidentale – B. u. subsp. ovatifolium – B. u. subsp. utile

Name[edit]

Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken, 1841

Synonyms[edit]

Homotypic
- Galactodendrum utile Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 7: 136 (1824)
- Piratinera utilis (Kunth) Baill. in Traité Bot. Méd. Phan. 2: 995 (1884)

Distribution[edit]

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America
- Regional:Western South America
  - Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
- Regional:Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central
- Regional:Western South America
  - Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
- Regional:Central America
  - Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá
- Introduced into:
  - Vietnam

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References[edit]

Primary references[edit]

Oken, L. 1841. Allgemeine Naturgeschichte für alle Stände. Dritten Bandes zweyte Abtheilung oder Botanik, zweyten Bandes zweyte Abtheilung. Stamm- und Blüthenpflanzen. Pp. 703–1448. Hoffmann’sche Verlags-Buchhandlung, Stuttgart. BHL Reference page. : 3(3): 1571

Additional references[edit]

Govaerts, R.H.A. 1996. World Checklist of Seed Plants, volume 2. MIM, Deurne. 492pp. In two parts. ISBN 90-572-0006-6. Reference page.
Idárraga-Piedrahita, Á., Ortiz, R. del C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares, Vol. 2. Listado de las Plantas Vasculares del Departamento de Antioquia. Programa Expedición Antioquia 2013. Series Biodiversidad y Recursos Naturales. 939 pp. Medellín: Universidad de Antioquia, Missouri Botanical Garden y Oficina de Planeación Departamental de la Gobernación de Antioquia. ISBN 978-958-8709-61-1 PDF ResearchGate Reference page.

Links[edit]

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Brosimum utile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 07. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Brosimum utile. Published online. Accessed: March 07 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Brosimum utile. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 March 07. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Brosimum utile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 07 March 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Brosimum utile in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names[edit]

Deutsch: Amerikanischer Kuhbaum
English: cow tree
فارسی: (تٴوتە): سىيىراعاش
қазақша: Сиырағаш
Limburgs: Tikrasis pienmedis
русский: Бросимум полезный
svenska: Koträd
українська: Молочне дерево
中文: 乳蛇桑

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