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.

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* 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

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