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Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Fig & mulberry family

Satine

Brosimum rubescens Taub.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishSatine
Dutch—
SpanishPalosangre
Chinese红蛇桑
Scientific nameBrosimum rubescens Taub.

About this species

Brosimum rubescens, the bloodwood, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Moraceae. It is native to Panama and wet tropical South America. A straight-trunked tree reaching 40 m (130 ft), it is typically found in lowland forests and in forest edges between rainforest and savannah. Often forming monotypic stands, it is harvested for its timber, but is assessed as Least Concern.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderRosales
FamilyMoraceae
GenusBrosimum

In Suriname

70Records in Suriname
1915First record
2011Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini21
  • Brokopondo6
  • Para1
  • Saramacca1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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