Brosimum lactescens

<<<Stipules>Blade>Apex>Shape

acuminate to subacute1

1. 003-005-004-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Base>Shape

acute to obtuse to emarginate2

2. 003-005-005-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Hairs

glabrous or sparsely puberulous to hirtellous, glabrescent above, sparsely to rather densely puberulous to hirtellous beneath3

3. 003-005-006-002

<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Margin type

entire4

4. 003-005-006-001

<<<Stipules>Primary veins>Secondary veins>Secondary vein pair number

9-20 pairs5

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<<<Stipules>Primary veins>Tertiary veins>Shape

mostly reticulate6

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<<Branchlets>Hairs>Colour

white7

7. 002-001-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number

1-5(-13)8

8. 005-004-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.1-0.8 cm long9

9. 005-003-001

<<Pistillate inflorescences>Stigma>Length

2-9 mm long10

10. 005-005-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.1-0.8 cm long11

11. 004-003-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Perianth>Height

1.5-2.5 mm high12

12. 004-004-001

<<Staminate inflorescences>Perianth>Lobe number

(3-)4-lobed13

13. 004-004-002

<<Staminate inflorescences>Perianth>Part number

(3-)4-parted14

14. 004-004-003

<<Staminate inflorescences>Stamens>Stamen number

2-415

15. 004-005-001

<<Stipules>Blade>Apex

apex ,16

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<<Stipules>Blade>Base

base ,17

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<<Stipules>Blade>Dimensions

4-20(-32) x 1.5-6(-16) cm18

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<<Stipules>Blade>Margins

margin , ;19

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<<Stipules>Blade>Shape

elliptic to narrowly elliptic20

20. 003-005-002

<<Stipules>Blade>Texture

subcoriaceous to chartaceous21

21. 003-005-001

<<Stipules>Petiole>Length

0.3-0.5 cm long22

22. 003-004-001

<<Stipules>Primary veins>Secondary veins

secondary veins ,23

23. 003-006-001

<<Stipules>Primary veins>Tertiary veins

tertiary venation .24

24. 003-006-002

<<Stipules>Veins>Shape

subflabellate-furcate25

25. 003-003-001

<Branchlets>Hairs

sparsely to densely puberulous26

26. 002-001

<Habit>Height

up to 50 m tall27

27. 001-001

<Infructescences>Colour

at maturity yellow or reddish28

28. 006-003

<Infructescences>Diameter

1-2(-3) cm in diam.29

29. 006-002

<Infructescences>Shape

subglobose, or if containing 2 or more fruits, then to convexly discoid and lobed30

30. 006-001

<Pistillate inflorescences>Diameter

0.2-0.6 cm in diam.31

31. 005-002

<Pistillate inflorescences>Flowers

flowers ;32

32. 005-004

<Pistillate inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;33

33. 005-003

<Pistillate inflorescences>Shape

(sub)globose, ovoid or obovoid, often more or less lobed34

34. 005-001

<Pistillate inflorescences>Stigma

stigmas .35

35. 005-005

<Staminate inflorescences>Diameter

0.3-1 cm in diam.36

36. 004-002

<Staminate inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;37

37. 004-003

<Staminate inflorescences>Perianth

perianth , to ;38

38. 004-004

<Staminate inflorescences>Shape

globose39

39. 004-001

<Staminate inflorescences>Stamens

stamens .40

40. 004-005

<Stipules>Blade

blade , , ,41

41. 003-005

<Stipules>Hairs

puberulous to pubescent42

42. 003-002

<Stipules>Length

0.3-1.5 cm long43

43. 003-001

<Stipules>Petiole

petiole ;44

44. 003-004

<Stipules>Primary veins

primary vein impressed above, veins prominent beneath,45

45. 003-006

<Stipules>Veins

venation more or less prominent, ;46

46. 003-003

Branchlets

Branchlets .47

47. 002

Common Name

English: faux bois d'arc, kumakaballi, manletterhout, pailala

Description

Tree up to 50 m tall, dioecious. Branchlets sparsely to densely white puberulous. Stipules free, semi-amplexicaule, 0.3-1.5 cm long, puberulous to pubescent, venation more or less prominent, subflabellate-furcate; petiole 0.3-0.5 cm long; blade subcoriaceous to chartaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic, 4-20(-32) x 1.5-6(-16) cm, apex acuminate to subacute, base acute to obtuse to emarginate, margin entire, glabrous or sparsely puberulous to hirtellous, glabrescent above, sparsely to rather densely puberulous to hirtellous beneath; primary vein impressed above, veins prominent beneath, secondary veins 9-20 pairs, tertiary venation mostly reticulate. Staminate inflorescences globose, 0.3-1 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.1-0.8 cm long; perianth 1.5-2.5 mm high, (3-)4-lobed to (3-)4-parted; stamens 2-4. Pistillate inflorescences (sub)globose, ovoid or obovoid, often more or less lobed, 0.2-0.6 cm in diam., peduncle 0.1-0.8 cm long; flowers 1-5(-13); stigmas 2-9 mm long. Infructescences subglobose, or if containing 2 or more fruits, then to convexly discoid and lobed, 1-2(-3) cm in diam., at maturity yellow or reddish.

Distribution

French Guiana present, Guianas present, Guyana present, Oyapoque River present, Shodikar Creek present, Surinam present, Trois Sauts present, tropical America present

Wide-spread in tropical America; in the Guianas known from Guyana (Shodikar Creek) and Surinam and French Guiana (Trois Sauts, Oyapoque River).

Habit

Tree , dioecious.48

48. 001

Infructescences

Infructescences , , .49

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Pistillate inflorescences

Pistillate inflorescences , ,50

50. 005

Staminate inflorescences

Staminate inflorescences , ;51

51. 004

Stipules

Stipules free, semi-amplexicaule, , ,52

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