Fruit · Medicinal
Ojoche
Brosimum alicastrum Sw.
Mexico to tropical South America
Fun factAnthropological research indicates that this tree was one of the main food sources of the ancient Maya (USDA Forest Service, Tropical Tree Seed Manual).
A large evergreen canopy tree of the fig and mulberry family, with milky white latex and a straight trunk that can develop large buttresses. It keeps its leaves through the dry season, so its foliage and fruit feed livestock when other forage is scarce. The small round fruits are eaten by birds, monkeys and bats, and the seeds have long been a human food, boiled, roasted or ground into flour for tortillas and drinks.
Sourced · see Record tab
Wildacross the estate
FamilyMoraceae
Spanish nameOjoche
Also known asRamon, Ramon tree, Breadnut, Ramón, Ramón blanco
Native toNative from Mexico through Central America (including Costa Rica) to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and northern Brazil, and in Cuba and Jamaica.
Grows wild across the estate.