• Source: Brosimum

Brosimum is a genus of plants in the family Moraceae, native to tropical regions of the Americas.
The breadnut (B. alicastrum) was used by the Maya civilization for its edible nut. The dense vividly colored scarlet wood of B. paraense is used for decorative woodworking. B. guianense, or snakewood, has a mottled snake-skin pattern, and is among the densest woods, with a very high stiffness; it was the wood of choice for making of bows for musical instruments of the violin family until the late 18th century, when it was replaced by the more easily worked brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context.
Bufotenin has been identified as a component in the latex of the takini (Brosimum acutifolium) tree, which is used as a psychedelic by South American shamans.




Species


19 species are accepted.

Brosimum acutifolium Huber – tamamuri
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. – breadnut, Maya nut, ramón (Spanish)
Brosimum amazonicum (Poepp. & Endl.) E.M.Gardner & Zerega
Brosimum costaricanum Liebm.
Brosimum gaudichaudii Trecul — Mama-cadela
Brosimum glaucum Taub.
Brosimum glaziovii Taub.
Brosimum guianense (Aubl.) Huber ex Ducke – snakewood (= B. aubletii)
Brosimum lactescens (S.Moore) C.C.Berg
Brosimum longifolium Ducke
Brosimum melanopotamicum C.C.Berg
Brosimum multinervium C.C.Berg
Brosimum parinarioides Ducke
Brosimum parinarioides ssp. amplicoma (Ducke) C.C.Berg (= B. amplicoma)
Brosimum parinarioides ssp. parinarioides
Brosimum potabile Ducke
Brosimum rubescens Taub. — satine bloodwood
Brosimum sprucei (Baill.) E.M.Gardner & Zerega
Brosimum steyermarkii (C.C.Berg) E.M.Gardner & Zerega
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Oken (= B. galactodendron)




= Formerly placed here

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Pseudolmedia spuria (Sw.) Griseb. (as B. spurium Sw.)




Footnotes






References



Baker, Mark (2004): Wood for Woodturners. Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications, Sussex. ISBN 1-86108-324-6

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Kacang maya
• Chultun
• Moraceae
• Serealia semu
• Brosimum alicastrum
• Brosimum
• Brosimum guianense
• Brosimum utile
• Bloodwood
• Brosimum glaziovii
• Brosimum parinarioides
• List of woods
• Suriname
• Moraceae