Taxon: Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier

Summary

Genus:

Brosimum

Family:

Moraceae

Tribe:

Dorstenieae

Nomen number:

7897

Place of publication:

Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20:102. 1918

Verified:

05/13/1994 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. allenii (Woodson) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. darienense C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. magdalenense C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. occidentale C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. ovatifolium (Ducke) C. C. Berg (0 active accession[s])
Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier subsp. utile (0 active accession[s])

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

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Brosimum galactodendron D. Don ex Sweet
Piratinera utilis (Kunth) Baill.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
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. 83:237.
Burger, W. C., ed. 1971-. Flora costaricensis.
D'Arcy, W. G. 1987. Flora of Panama: checklist and index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. vols. 17-18.
Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Encarnación, F. 1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú Note: Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. 1986-. Flora of the Guianas.
IPGRI. New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
Mabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 124. Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	cowtree	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	arbre à la vache	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	arbre à lait	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Milchbaum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	lechero	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanish	palo de vaca	2	Duke, J. A. 1989. Handbook of Nuts CRC Press.
Spanish (Costa Rica)	árbol de vaca	2	Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:198.
Swedish	koträd	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas		Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		s.w.	Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana			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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia			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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Morona Santiago		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Napo		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Pastaza		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador	Sucumbíos		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Amazonas		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Huánuco		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Junín		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Madre de Dios		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. 83:237.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali		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. 83:237.

Native
Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (s.w.), Panama
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso, Pará]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Morona Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbíos], Peru [Amazonas, Huánuco, Junín, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Ucayali]

Reference(s)

Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:194.
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. 83:237.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Social	masticatory	latex source of chewing-gum	Mabberley, D. J. 2008. Mabberley's plant-book: a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses, ed. 3 124. Note: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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=7897. Accessed 11 May 2026.