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45. Breadnut 

 Brosimum Alicastrum 



Several varieties of the breadnut, all much alike, grow in the 

 Caribbean region. They are tall trees with milky sap and small, 

 round yellowish fruits which often cover the ground beneath the 

 trees. The fruit is eaten raw, stone and all. The single large 

 seeds or stones are edible raw or boiled; in time of famine in 

 Central America they are eaten in large quantities. The leaves 

 and branches furnish excellent fodder for cattle and horses. The 

 breadnut is known as ojoche, ojushte and ojuste from Costa Rica 

 to Guatemala; gudimaro in Cuba, masica in Honduras and 

 ramon in Guatemala. 



