Moraceae FAMILY

Brosimum potabile

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Brosimum potabile is a tree with a dense, globoid crown; it can grow up to 30 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 18 metres and 70 - 100cm in diameter[ 704 Title Illustrated Booklet of 25 Forest Species of Putumayo, Colombia. Publication Author Publisher USAID/Colombia. Year ISBN Description A PDF Document released on the Internet, giving good descriptions and brief notes on the uses of 25 tree species from Colombia. , 848 Title Tropix 7 Publication Author Website http://tropix.cirad.fr/en Publisher CIRAD Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used locally and also exported.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree in forests that are not subject to seasonal inundation, growing on clayey soils[ 704 Title Illustrated Booklet of 25 Forest Species of Putumayo, Colombia. Publication Author Publisher USAID/Colombia. Year ISBN Description A PDF Document released on the Internet, giving good descriptions and brief notes on the uses of 25 tree species from Colombia. ].