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Mama Cadela

Brosimum gaudichaudii · Moraceae · also called Brosimum gaudichaudii

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Form
shrub
Region
Brazil
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (16)
Corroboration (16 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    16 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Zanzarini2022: Zanzarini, V., Andersen, A. N., & Fidelis, A. (2022). Flammability in tropical savannas: Variation among growth forms and seasons in Cerrado. Biotropica, 54, 979-987.

      Shared row context: plant part branches; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Zanzarini2022-1; sampling ND.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15333.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15337.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15341.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 74.4”

          FLAMITS record 15345.

      • Shared measurement context: Sustainability measurement.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15334.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15338.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15342.

        • “rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.416”

          FLAMITS record 15346.

      • Shared measurement context: Consumability measurement.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15335.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 0”

          FLAMITS record 15339.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 48”

          FLAMITS record 15343.

        • “estimated burnt biomass (%): 1”

          FLAMITS record 15347.

      • Shared measurement context: Integrated measurement.

        • “flammability index: 0”

          FLAMITS record 15336.

        • “flammability index: 0”

          FLAMITS record 15340.

        • “flammability index: 0.48”

          FLAMITS record 15344.

        • “flammability index: 0.282819096”

          FLAMITS record 15348.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

Profiles: GBIF · iNaturalist · Wikidata ·

Brosimum gaudichaudii (Brosimum gaudichaudii). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/brosimum-gaudichaudii/. Last verified 2026-08-25.