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North America distribution zone

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Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier

Moraceae

S North America (tropics) N M South America (tropics)

SW SC SE

hyg

dr fd (fruits, latex for chewing-gum, milk substitutes) ma (barkcloth) ma(ob) (Indians used bark for blankets) pp (very good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, concrete forms, general carpentry, fence posts, furniture, interior construction, particleboards, plywood, veneer)

Alicastrum utile (Kunth) Kuntze Brosimum galactodendron D.Don ex Sweet Brosimum humboldti Carrière Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier & Endl. Galactodendron utile Kunth Piratinera utilis (Kunth) Baill.

cow breadnuttree; cow tree, mills tree

brosimum utile

arbol de leche (Colombia); arbol de vaca; arbol vaca, avichuri (Colombia); baco (Costa Rica); bibosi (Bolivia); flor de Jesucristo (Costa Rica); frutipán de monte (Ecuador); guaímaro (Colombia); lechero (Colombia, Costa Rica); lechoso (Costa Rica, Ecuador); mastate, mastate colorado (Costa Rica); mui (Colombia); palo de leche (Panama); palo de vaca (Colombia, Costa Rica); perillo (Colombia); pio (Bolivia); sande, sande negro (Colombia); vaco (Costa Rica); vacuno (Venezuela)

cocal; margis, marquis (kuna, Panama)

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Latin name	Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier
Family	Moraceae
Distribution	S North America (tropics) N M South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	L
Foliage
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr fd (fruits, latex for chewing-gum, milk substitutes) ma (barkcloth) ma(ob) (Indians used bark for blankets) pp (very good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, concrete forms, general carpentry, fence posts, furniture, interior construction, particleboards, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Alicastrum utile (Kunth) Kuntze Brosimum galactodendron D.Don ex Sweet Brosimum humboldti Carrière Brosimum utile (Kunth) Pittier & Endl. Galactodendron utile Kunth Piratinera utilis (Kunth) Baill.
English name	cow breadnuttree; cow tree, mills tree
French name	brosimum utile
Spanish name	arbol de leche (Colombia); arbol de vaca; arbol vaca, avichuri (Colombia); baco (Costa Rica); bibosi (Bolivia); flor de Jesucristo (Costa Rica); frutipán de monte (Ecuador); guaímaro (Colombia); lechero (Colombia, Costa Rica); lechoso (Costa Rica, Ecuador); mastate, mastate colorado (Costa Rica); mui (Colombia); palo de leche (Panama); palo de vaca (Colombia, Costa Rica); perillo (Colombia); pio (Bolivia); sande, sande negro (Colombia); vaco (Costa Rica); vacuno (Venezuela)
Other name	cocal; margis, marquis (kuna, Panama)
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