Brosimum rubescens

<<<Stipules>Blade>Apex>Shape

short to long-acuminate1

1. 003-005-004-001

<<<Stipules>Blade>Base>Shape

acute to obtuse2

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<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Hairs

glabrous above, glabrous to sparsely pubescent beneath, sometimes densely pubescent on the primary veins3

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<<<Stipules>Blade>Margins>Margin type

entire4

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

10-22 pairs5

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

reticulate6

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<<Branchlets>Hairs>Colour

yellowish to greyish7

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<<Inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.2-1.2 cm long8

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<<Pistillate flowers>Stigma>Length

0.1-0.8 mm long9

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<<Staminate flowers>Perianth>Growth form

parted10

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<<Staminate flowers>Perianth>Height

0.1-0.5 mm high11

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<<Staminate flowers>Stamens>Stamen number

1-312

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<<Stipules>Blade>Apex

apex ,13

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<<Stipules>Blade>Base

base ,14

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<<Stipules>Blade>Dimensions

2-13 x 1-6.5 cm15

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<<Stipules>Blade>Margins

margin , ;16

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<<Stipules>Blade>Shape

elliptic to narrowly elliptic or obovate to narrowly obovate17

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<<Stipules>Blade>Texture

coriaceous to subcoriaceous18

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<<Stipules>Petiole>Length

0.2-1.3 cm long19

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<<Stipules>Primary veins>Secondary veins

secondary veins ,20

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<<Stipules>Primary veins>Tertiary veins

tertiary venation .21

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<Branchlets>Hairs

sparsely to densely puberulous22

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<Habit>Height

up to 40 m tall23

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<Inflorescences>Diameter

0.2-0.8 cm in diam.24

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<Inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle .25

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<Inflorescences>Shape

subglobose, subturbinate to hemispherical26

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<Infructescences>Colour

at maturity reddish27

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<Infructescences>Diameter

up to 1.5 cm in diam.28

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<Infructescences>Shape

(sub)globose29

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<Pistillate flowers>Flower number

1 to several30

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<Pistillate flowers>Stigma

stigmas .31

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<Staminate flowers>Flower number

few to numerous32

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<Staminate flowers>Perianth

perianth , 3-5 ;33

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<Staminate flowers>Stamens

stamens .34

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<Stipules>Blade

blade , , ,35

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<Stipules>Hairs

puberulous to subvelutinous36

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<Stipules>Length

1-2.5(-3.5) cm long37

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<Stipules>Petiole

petiole , when dry its periderm persisting;38

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<Stipules>Primary veins

primary vein almost plane above, veins slightly prominent to plane beneath,39

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<Stipules>Shape

connate40

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Branchlets

Branchlets .41

41. 002

Citation

Aubl. 1775: 4. t. 372

Common Name

Creole: bois d'arc, bois de lettre, bois satine, doekaliballi ibiberoebaria, lettre ravane, lettres rouges, pairi seine, satijnhout, satine gris, satine rubane, siton-paya

Description

Tree up to 40 m tall, usually monoecious. Branchlets sparsely to densely yellowish to greyish puberulous. Stipules connate, fully amplexicaul, 1-2.5(-3.5) cm long, puberulous to subvelutinous; petiole 0.2-1.3 cm long, when dry its periderm persisting; blade coriaceous to subcoriaceous, elliptic to narrowly elliptic or obovate to narrowly obovate, 2-13 x 1-6.5 cm, apex short to long-acuminate, base acute to obtuse, margin entire, glabrous above, glabrous to sparsely pubescent beneath, sometimes densely pubescent on the primary veins; primary vein almost plane above, veins slightly prominent to plane beneath, secondary veins 10-22 pairs, tertiary venation reticulate. Inflorescences usually bisexual, subglobose, subturbinate to hemispherical, 0.2-0.8 cm in diam.; peduncle 0.2-1.2 cm long. Staminate flowers few to numerous; perianth 0.1-0.5 mm high, 3-5 parted; stamens 1-3. Pistillate flowers 1 to several; stigmas 0.1-0.8 mm long. Infructescences (sub)globose, up to 1.5 cm in diam., at maturity reddish.

Distribution

Southern America: Panamá (Panamá present), tropical South America present

Wide-spread in tropical South America, also in Panama.

Habit

Tree , usually monoecious.42

42. 001

Inflorescences

Inflorescences usually bisexual, , ;43

43. 004

Infructescences

Infructescences , , .44

44. 007

Pistillate flowers

Pistillate flowers ;45

45. 006

Staminate flowers

Staminate flowers ;46

46. 005

Stipules

Stipules , fully amplexicaul, , ;47

47. 003

Uses

Valuable timber for furniture construction. Wood used to make bows.

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