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Mama-Cadela Brosimum gaudichaudii a.k.a. Sweet Cotton Small fruit becoming grizzled and orange when ripe. Its juice
is sweet and sticky and can be chewed much like gum. |
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Uses |
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Juice is sucked out or pulp is chewed raw. |
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Plant Cultivation |
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Small to medium sized tree with a crooked trunk, growing up to 25ft
in height. |
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Origin and Distribution |
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Native to savanna and scrub-forest regions of Brazil. Its folk name, Bitch Tits, is derived from the fruits' tendency to form on branches side by side, hanging much like the nipples of a female dog. Further, animals often perch on their hind legs to suck out the juice of the fruit, much like suckling infants. This species is not cultivated. |
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