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Pseudolmedia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Tribe
  
Castilleae

Higher classification
  
Moraceae

Order
  
Rosales

Family
  
Moraceae

Scientific name
  
Pseudolmedia

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Moraceae, Helicostylis, Trophis, Sorocea, Batocarpus

Pseudolmedia is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as lechechiva (approximately "goat's milk tree") and used for timber, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine.

Selected species

  • P. ferruginea (Poepp. & Endl.) Trécul (type) *
  • P. gentryi C.C.Berg
  • P. glabrata (Liebm.) C.C.Berg, called cherry
  • P. havanensis Trécul (type) *
  • P. hirtula Kuhlm.
  • P. laevigata Trécul
  • P. laevis (Ruiz & Pav.) J.F.Macbr.
  • P. macrophylla Trécul
  • P. manabiensis C.C.Berg
  • P. mollis Standl.
  • P. rigida (Klotzsch & H.Karst.) Cuatrec.
  • P. spuria (Sw.) Griseb.
  • List sources :

    * Note: Despite having been designated as types for this genus, The Plant List considers P. ferruginea to be a synonym of P. laevis; and P. havanensis to be a synonym of P. spuria.

    References

    Pseudolmedia Wikipedia