Brosimum parinarioides
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Brosimum |
| Species: | B. parinarioides
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| Binomial name | |
| Brosimum parinarioides | |
Brosimum parinarioides, also called leite de amapá, is an evergreen tree which grows in the semi-arid to humid tropical lowlands of South America. It can reach a height of up to 32 m.[2]
Uses
[edit]Brosimum parinarioides can be used in carbon farming, as it is a canopy tree in rainforests.[3]
It is used for medicinal purposes, as an edible milk, and for its wild harvested nuts.[3]
Brosimum parinarioides can be used as an adulterant of balata. (Balata is "a gum or latex made from tree sap and resembling rubber" which can be made into gaskets, chewing gum, or a gutta-percha substitute.)
References
[edit]- ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2020). "Brosimum parinarioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T61812028A179295894. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T61812028A179295894.en. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Toensmeier, Eric (2016). The Carbon Farming Solution: A Global Toolkit of Perennial Crops and Regenerative Agriculture Practices for Climate Change Mitigation and Food Security. Chelsea Green Publishing. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-60358-571-2.
- ^ a b "Brosimum parinarioides Leite de amapa, Brosimum". Plants for a Future (PFAF) Plant Database. 2012. Retrieved 2019-06-06.