Filed As:

Moraceae
Brosimum lactescens (S.Moore) C.C.Berg

All Determinations:

Brosimum lactescens (S.Moore) C.C.Berg det. C. C. Berg, 1997

Common Names:

caucho

Location:

Brazil. Acre. Tarauacá Mun. Rio Tarauacá, river at low water. Seringal Universo, Colocaçao Praia do Carapaná, proposed Kaxinawá Indian reserve.

Collector(s):

D. C. Daly 8278 with M. Silveira, R. Saraiva, L. A. Lima, N. Goldstein, 20 Sep 1994

Description:

Tree 28 m x 45 cm, low buttresses, outer bark light brown, lenticellate, some hoop marks, thin, inner bark thicker, rose; latex watery. Inflorescence yellow. Secondary nerves of leaves red below. Use: latex used to coagulate Hevea latex. N.V.: caucho.

Habitat:

Recent sediments, relatively level terrain, low-lying areas flooded for several months in winter (Nov-Mar). Primary forest.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 229938
GUID: 400d4f21-ac1c-463c-94f7-c6a4fe63b936

Map:

Coordinates: (-8.4417, -71.3533)

Distribution:

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