Brosimum lactescens, RAguilar11188--Costa Rica. Puntar. Osa. Los Mogos. 17 Apr 08. 146.jpg
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 (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Costa Rica, Puntarenas, Osa (Sierpe)
8.776694, -83.46375
Location Remarks
Reserva Forestal Golfo Dulce; Bahía Chal, a 35 km. de Chacarita, entrada Chocuaco, entre cruce de Bajo Chocuaco y el bajo Quebrada Lagunas. 267 m elev.
Collectors
Reinaldo Aguilar, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Arbol 20 m., 15 cm. Frutos maduros naranjas.
Location
Peru, Loreto, Loreto
-4.456389, -74.078333
Location Remarks
Dist. Nauta. Caserio Miraflores en la boca del Río Tigre. Remanente de bosque primario en terraza alta. 132 m elev.
Collectors
Rodolfo Vásquez Martínez, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph, R. Rojas, Luis Valenzuela Gamarra, F. Díaz, Antonio Peña Cruz
Notes
Árbol 30 m; látex blanco; frutos rojos, comestibles.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Moraceae
Genus
Brosimum
Specific Epithet
lactescens
Authorship
(Moore) C.C.Berg
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 7.0
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.3
Global rank
#148,516 of 335,497
Top 45%
Extinction probability
6%
