Moraceae

Breadnut

Brosimum alicastrum Sw.

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Brosimum

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Common names

By language (4)

English: Breadnut, Maya nut
German: Brotnußbaum, Ramonbaum
Hungarian: Kenyérdió
Spanish: Capomo, Copomo, Masica, Muiratinga, Nuez maya, Ojite, Ojoche, Ojushte

Synonyms

Alicastrum brownei Kuntze
Brosimum alicastrum subsp. alicastrum
Brosimum conzattii Standl.
Brosimum gentlei Lundell
Brosimum terrabanum Pittier
Ficus faginea Kunth & C.D.Bouché
Helicostylis ojoche K.Schum. ex Pittier
Piratinera alicastrum Baill.
Piratinera terrabana (Pittier) Lundell
Urostigma fagineum (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Miq.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.