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Brosimum

Brosimum
Brosimum guianense.jpg
Brosimum guianense parts drawing
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Dorstenieae
Genus: Brosimum
Sw.
Species

Several, see text

Synonyms

Alicastrum P.Browne
Brosimopsis S.Moore
Galactodendron Kunth
Piratinera Aubl.


Several, see text

Alicastrum P.Browne
Brosimopsis S.Moore
Galactodendron Kunth
Piratinera Aubl.

Brosimum is a genus of plants in the mulberry 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 Satine Bloodwood (B. paraense) is used for decorative woodworking.B. guianese, 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 (Caesalpinia echinata). Plants of this genus are otherwise used for timber, building materials, and in a cultural context.



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