Pseudolmedia glabrata
(Liebm.) C.C.Berg
Moraceae
Brosimum ramonense Standl.
Bucephalon glabratum (Liebm.) Kuntze
Pseudolmedia malacocarpa Standl. & L.O.Williams
Pseudolmedia mollis Standl.
Pseudolmedia oxyphyllaria Donn.Sm.
Pseudolmedia simiarum Standl. & Steyerm.
Trophis glabrata Liebm.
Common Name:
General Information
Pseudolmedia glabrata is a tree that can grow 6 - 15 metres tall[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for local use of its wood, and perhaps also for its edible seed.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
Range
C. America - Costa Rica to Mexico.
Habitat
Moist forests at elevations from sea level to 1,800 metres[
331- Title
- Flora of Guatemala
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
-
- Year
- 1946 - 1976
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Self-fertile | No |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
Edible Uses
It is stated that the seeds are edible, and that they are utilized for making a kind of tortilla, but it may be that there is here some confusion with the genus Brosimum[
369- Title
- Flora of Costa Rica
- Publication
-
- Author
- Standley P.C.
- Website
- http://www.archive.org/
- Publisher
- Field Museum of Natural History; Chicago
- Year
- 1938
- ISBN
-
- Description
- Rather dated, but an excellent treatment of the area. Available for download from the internet.
].
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used in construction[
923- Title
- Journal of Ethnobiology Vol. 8
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://www.ethnobiology.org
- Publisher
- Society of Ethnobiology.
- Year
- 1988
- ISBN
- 0278-0771
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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