page_title: Brosimum alicastrum
section_title: Other uses
hierarchical_section_title: Brosimum alicastrum / Other uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Brosimum alicastrum (ramon, breadnut) nuts being dried in the sun
context_page_description: Brosimum alicastrum, commonly known as the breadnut or Maya nut, is a tree species in the family Moraceae of flowering plants, whose other genera include figs and mulberries. The plant is known by a range of names in indigenous Mesoamerican and other languages, including: ramon, ojoche, ojite, ojushte, ujushte, ujuxte, capomo, mojo, ox, iximche, masica in Honduras, uje in the state of Michoacan Mexico, and mojote in Jalisco, or also chokogou in Haitian Creole.
  Two subspecies are commonly recognized:
  B. a. alicastrum
  B. a. bolivarense C.C.Berg
context_section_description: Breadnut leaves are commonly used as forage for livestock during the dry season in Central America. The fruits and seeds are also used to feed all kinds of animals.
caption: Breadnuts being dried in the sun
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