Pradosia lactescens

Pradosia lactescens
Scientific classification
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

^ 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.

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[1] Araújo, M.H.T. "Pradosia in Flora do Brasil 2020". Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[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.

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