Brosimum utile

Moraceae 1 2

Clarissa biflora
Quichua: Sacha_Paparahua;Capiniura de Altura

Clarissa racemosa  Kichwa: Atun chincha

Ficus guianensis

Maclura tinctoria fruit

Maclura tinctoria

The fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family.   The defining characteristic of Moraceae is the presence of a white milky sap.   Moraceae have compound fruits.  There is no Kichwa term for the Moraciea family as a whole.  Many ficus species are called ila.  The Socrotea genus is called chincha.  Several other Moraceae are calle paparahua or sacha paparahua.In kichwa the ficus genus is called ila yura.