| 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.
Description: Small to medium sized tree with a crooked trunk, growing up to 25ft
in height.
Hardiness: Unknown.
Growing Environment: Unstudied.
Propagation: By seeds.
Uses: Juice is sucked out or pulp is chewed raw.
Native Range: 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.