Taxon: Brosimum alicastrum Sw. subsp. alicastrum

Summary

Genus:

Brosimum

Family:

Moraceae

Tribe:

Dorstenieae

Nomen number:

320201

Verified:

05/16/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Brosimum alicastrum Sw. (3 active accession[s])
Brosimum alicastrum Sw. subsp. bolivarense (Pittier) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Piratinera alicastrum (Sw.) Baill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Alicastrum brownei Kuntze

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Oklahoma invasive Plant database
Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:232-233.
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
Roecklein J. C. & P.-S. Leung, eds. 1987. A profile of economic plants. 236. Note: re. uses as cattle forage/fodder
Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	breadnut	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	Mayanut	1	Oklahoma invasive Plant database
Spanish	ojoche	2	Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
Spanish	ramón	2	Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Jamaica			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
2	Cultivated					also cult.	Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:232.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Cuba, Jamaica
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:232.
Gómez-Pompa, A. & V. Sosa, eds. 1978-. Flora de Veracruz.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Animal food	fodder	for cattle	Roecklein J. C. & P.-S. Leung, eds. 1987. A profile of economic plants. 236. Note: re. uses as cattle forage/fodder
Human food	beverage base	substitute of coffee	Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
Human food	seeds		Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
Human food	starch	substitute of coffee	Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:170.
Materials	wood		Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:232-233.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=320201. Accessed 11 May 2026.