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Moraceae
Brosimum

not marked as a favorite taxon *Brosimum alicastrum Swartz. Common name: Breadnut, Maya Nut, Ramón Tree, Yaxox. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America (Mexico, Central America, and n. South America).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Other Comments: Only a single non-cultivated specimen appears to have been collected from FL (Craighead 437; FTG).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA3, K4, NS, POWO. Basionym: Brosimum alicastrum Sw. 1788

Links to other floras: = Brosimum alicastrum - FNA3

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