Biology:Pradosia lactescens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pradosia lactescens
Pradosia lactescens (Vell.) Radlk. (10493090323).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Genus: Pradosia
Species:
P. lactescens
Binomial name
Pradosia lactescens
(Vell.) Radlk.

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

  1. Araújo, M.H.T.. "Pradosia in Flora do Brasil 2020.". Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/floradobrasil/FB14525. 
  2. 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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q11826571 entry