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
* 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(Text) CC BY-SA