Summary
Place of publication:
Bol. Mus. Paraense Hist. Nat. 5:337. 1909
Verified:
05/16/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
- Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:181.
- Berg, C. C. 2001. Moreae, Arocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae) with introductions to the family and Ficus and with additions and corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 83:235.
- Burger, W. C., ed. Flora costaricensis. 1971-
- Görts-van Rijn, A. R. A., ed. Flora of the Guianas. 1986-
- Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora of Mesoamerica Checklist (on-line resource).
Common names
English (Belize)
bastard breadnut – English (Guyana)
letterwood – snakewood – English (Trinidad)
leopardwood – Guyanese
tibikishi – Portuguese (Brazil)
muirapimina – Spanish (Bolivia)
coquillo – Spanish (Trinidad)
gatea – Swedish
amourette –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Chiapas | |
| 1 | Native | Northern America | Southern Mexico | Mexico | Oaxaca | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Acre | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Amazonas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Bahia | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Espirito Santo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Maranhao | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Mato Grosso | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Minas Gerais | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Para | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Pernambuco | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rondonia | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Roraima | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Sao Paulo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Sergipe | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Nicaragua | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Suriname | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Azuay | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Esmeraldas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Morona-Santiago | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Napo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Pastaza | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Ecuador | Sucumbios | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Huanuco | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Loreto | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Madre de Dios | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | Pasco | |
Native
Northern America
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SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Chiapas, Oaxaca]
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Bahia, Espirito Santo, Maranhao, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Para, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rondonia, Roraima, Sao Paulo, Sergipe]
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador [Azuay, Esmeraldas, Morona-Santiago, Napo, Pastaza, Sucumbios], Peru [Huanuco, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Pasco]
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | wood | | Berg, C. C. 1972. Olmedieae, Brosimeae (Moraceae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 7:181. |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=320203.
Accessed 15 December 2025.