Pradosia lactescens
Appearance
Pradosia lactescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Sapotaceae |
Genus: | Pradosia |
Species: | P. lactescens
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Binomial name | |
Pradosia lactescens |
Pradosia lactescens is a species of large tree in the family Sapotaceae. It is endemic to the Atlantic forests of Brazil, and is most commonly known by the name buranhém.[1] The species is cauliflorous, with red flowers being followed by small, edible, yellow fruit.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Araújo, M.H.T. "Pradosia in Flora do Brasil 2020". Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ Lorenzi, Harri (2009). ARVORES BRASILEIRAS: Manual de Identificação e Cultivo de Plantas Arbóreas Nativas do Brasil (1st ed.). Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora Ltda. p. 346.